The Many and the One: Religious and Secular Perspectives on Ethical Pluralism in the Modern World

by Richard Madsen

Book Overview

The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. Is such polarization leading to a violent "clash of civilizations" or can differences between ethical systems be reconciled through rational dialogue? This book provides an extraordinary resource for thinking clearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691099936
• ISBN13: 9780691099934
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"