This book critiques Kantian universalism, arguing that the complex human condition requires a morality beyond simple binaries. It redefines liberal-pluralism as guided by ‘reason without unification’ and ‘pluralism without relativism’.
Upendra Chidella
Upendra Chidella is currently a member of faculty at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. He received his doctorate in Moral Philosophy from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. His areas of interest include moral-political philosophy, phenomenology, and the history of ideas. He has published review essays in a number of renowned journals, including REASONPAPERS, Public Reason, Journal of Baudrillard Studies, and Political Studies Review, and recently completed a research project on ethical naturalism and the moral compass.
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This book challenges Kantian universalism, arguing that moral reasoning is bound by paradoxes and irreducible choices. It redefines liberal-pluralism, treating morality as guided by ‘reason without unification’ and ‘pluralism without relativism’.