pluralistic adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism; "a pluralistic culture"

English

Adjective

1. Characteristic of pluralism.

Pluralism is used, often in different ways, across a wide range of topics:

• Scientific pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science require multiple explanations to account for their nature
• Methodological pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science and social science require multiple methods to account for their nature
• Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgment of diversity
• Pluralism (political theory), holds that political power in society does not lie with the electorate but is distributed among a wide number of groups
• Pluralism (philosophy), entirely unrelated positions in metaphysics and epistemology
• Value pluralism, the idea that there are several values which may be equally correct and fundamental, and yet in conflict with each other
• Cosmic pluralism, the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth which harbour extraterrestrial life
• Religious pluralism, a term used to describe the acceptance of all religious paths as equally valid, promoting coexistence
• Cultural pluralism, when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities
• Economic pluralism, the diversity of business sizes, types, and industries
• Legal pluralism, allows for moral laws that are unwritten as formal laws
• In art, the art of the current period where every style is practiced, characterizing late 20th and early 21st century Contemporary art
• In the sense of holding multiple ecclesiastical offices, see benefice
• Pluralist School, a Greek school of pre-Socratic philosophers

See also

• Global Centre for Pluralism, an international centre for research, education and exchange, based in Ottawa, Canada

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