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9.1 Rorty's Ethnocentrism 9.1 Rorty's Ethnocentrism
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9.2 Raz's Pessimism about the Tension between Pluralism and Moral Engagement 9.2 Raz's Pessimism about the Tension between Pluralism and Moral Engagement
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9.3 A Promising Suggestion from the Zhuangzi 9.3 A Promising Suggestion from the Zhuangzi
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9.4 How Zhuangzi Combines the Detached and Engaged Perspectives 9.4 How Zhuangzi Combines the Detached and Engaged Perspectives
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9.5 Transforming Moral Commitments 9.5 Transforming Moral Commitments
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9.6 Why Acting in the Light of Pluralistic Relativism Is Not So Different from Dealing with Other Morally Complex Situations 9.6 Why Acting in the Light of Pluralistic Relativism Is Not So Different from Dealing with Other Morally Complex Situations
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9.7 Accepting Differences from Others 9.7 Accepting Differences from Others
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9.8 Recent Conceptions of Accommodating Moral Differences 9.8 Recent Conceptions of Accommodating Moral Differences
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9.9 The Nature of Serious Moral Conflict 9.9 The Nature of Serious Moral Conflict
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9.10 The Content of Accommodation as a Moral Value 9.10 The Content of Accommodation as a Moral Value
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9.11 What Would It Mean to Act on the Value of Accommodation? 9.11 What Would It Mean to Act on the Value of Accommodation?
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9.12 Living in a Multicultural Society 9.12 Living in a Multicultural Society
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9.13 Democratic Ritual and Its Possible Role in Bridging Difference 9.13 Democratic Ritual and Its Possible Role in Bridging Difference
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9 Coping with Moral Difference
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Published:August 2006
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Abstract
This final chapter returns to practical problems arising from accepting a plurality of true or justified moralities: (1) problems about how to have confidence in one’s moral commitments while recognizing that different commitments are equally justified, and (2) problems about how to act toward others who have those different commitments and about how we might learn from others. Regarding (1), it is suggested, following Zhuangzi, that we can strive to make our moral commitments broader and more inclusive, trying to incorporate what we appreciate in others’ commitments. With regard to (2), approaches embodying the value of accommodation are advocated: accept that serious disagreement is a pervasive, inescapable fact of our moral lives, strive to maintain constructive relationship toward those with whom one disagrees, remain open to compromise, to joining forces with them on other issues, and to working on those parts of one’s moral projects that more likely to gain consensus. Particular issues such as abortion and substantial inequality in income and wealth, and the alleged divisiveness of multiculturalism are discussed. Finally, a conception of ritual derived from Confucianism is applied to the problem of how one might regard voting in elections as a means to promote the spirit of accommodation.
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