LEADER 03861nam 22006372 450 001 9910777523403321 005 20230828214915.0 010 $a94-012-0261-3 010 $a1-4237-9088-X 024 7 $a10.1163/9789401202619 035 $a(CKB)1000000000462417 035 $a(EBL)556451 035 $a(OCoLC)70860724 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000183976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12066238 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10215527 035 $a(PQKB)10256710 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC556451 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL556451 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10380513 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789401202619 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000462417 100 $a20200716d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIsaiah Berlin $eA Value Pluralist and Humanist View of Human Nature and the Meaning of Life /$fConnie Aarsbergen-Ligtvoet 210 1$aLeiden; $aBoston :$cBRILL,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 225 1 $aCurrents of Encounter ;$v27 300 $aBased on the author's dissertation. 311 $a90-420-1929-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAims and method of this study -- 1. Berlin's Value Pluralism -- 2. Without Hope for a Perfect World -- 3. A Pursuer of Ends -- 4. The Need to Belong and to be Recognised -- 5. The Ability to Understand One Another -- 6. Endowed With a Basic Morality -- 7. Blinded by Wrong Concepts and Categories -- 8. Summaries and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aValue pluralism, a philosophical perspective belonging to the humanist and liberal family, is meeting with increasing attention and support in contemporary political and moral philosophy. Its starting point is that (personal and social) human life is characterized by conflict between the various (good) values and ends that are pursued. Value pluralism takes cultural and moral diversity seriously and thereby also denies the validity of - in their view - potentially dangerous monisms that promise a perfect, tension-free human life. But does value pluralism itself not lead to another danger -that of moral relativism and questioning the meaning of human life itself? This study describes the anthropology of Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), value pluralism's founding father. Berlin wants to protect both moral and cultural diversity against monist tendencies but at the same time struggles to avoid moral relativism. This study follows Berlin critically in this dilemma, thereby giving insight into how value pluralism differs from contemporary postmodernist and conventionalist positions. Through this study profound insight can be gained into the anthropological assumptions behind value pluralism. This study reveals the basic assumptions in Western and liberal thought that often remain implicit and hidden, leading to much misunderstanding and conflict. Berlin's ideas can enrich existing theories of pluralism and contribute to intercultural and interreligious dialogue. And, last but not least, Berlin's value pluralism helps us to understand the roots of ideologically and religiously inspired violence. 410 0$aCurrents of Encounter ;$v27. 517 3 $aA Value Pluralist and Humanist View of Human Nature and the Meaning of Life 606 $aEthics 606 $aPhilosophical Anthropology 606 $aPluralism 606 $aWorldview 615 0$aEthics. 615 0$aPhilosophical Anthropology. 615 0$aPluralism. 615 0$aWorldview. 676 $a192 700 $aAarsbergen-Ligtvoet$b Connie$01562705 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777523403321 996 $aIsaiah Berlin$93830542 997 $aUNINA