The first volume to link pluralist themes in philosophy and politics. A range of essays advances recent debates on political pluralism which challenge or defend the association of liberalism and pluralism.

Pluralism: The Philosophy and Politics of Diversity is the first volume to open the window on philosophical pluralism and link pluralist themes in philosophy and politics. It advances recent debates on political pluralism in a range of essays which challenge or defend the association of liberalism and pluralism. The volume is divided into three parts: an investigation of the philosophical sources of pluralism, including an essay on William James; the value of pluralism and liberalism, discussing the compatibility of these ideas; and an investigation of difference in pluralism, with writings on women, ethnocultural, and the public-private distinction. Pluralism is a valuable source for all students of philosophy, politics and cultural studies, and is of interest to those concerned with issues of political and cultural theory. Martha Nussabaum, Philip Pettit, Will Kymlicka, Raphael Cohen-Almagor, James O'Shea, Maria Baghramian, John Gray, Susan Mendus, Jonathan Riley, Iseult Honohan and Jonathan Wolff

Introduction Maria Baghramian and Attracta Ingram I. Philosophical Sources of Pluralism 1. Sources of Pluralism in William James James O'Shea 2. On the Plurality of Conceptual Schemes Maria Baghramian 3. A Sensible Perspectivism Philip Pettit II. Value Pluralism and Liberalism 4. Where Pluralists and Liberals Part Company John Gray 5. Pluralism and Scepticism in
a Disenchanted World Susan Mendus 6. Crooked Timber and Liberal Culture Jonathan Riley 7. Dealing with Difference: the Republican Public-Private Distinction Iseult Honohan III. Accommodating Pluralism 8. Pluralistic Models of Political Obligation Jonathan Wolff
9. Women and Cultural Universals Martha Nussbaum 10.
Ethnocultural Minorities in Liberal Democracies Will Kymlicka and Ralph Cohen-Almagor Index