Monism and Pluralism – A Conceptual Analysis of Their Mutual Interactions within Discourses on Religion

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  • Sulagna Pal Department of Philosophy, Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12726/tjp.22.4

Abstract

This paper examines the questions on how conflicts within and across religious practices could be understood. This paper specifically concerns with the debates around perspectives, both monolithic and plural encountered within the field of religious discourses and at the current juncture provides a way to intervene in the monism-pluralism debate in ethics. The various arguments proposed by John Hick, W.T Stace and Keith E. Yandell’s pluralistic approach have been analysed for examining the discourses more closely. The aim has been to provide a comparative and critical approach towards monism and pluralism.

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2019-07-01

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Pal, S. (2019). Monism and Pluralism – A Conceptual Analysis of Their Mutual Interactions within Discourses on Religion. Tattva Journal of Philosophy, 11(2), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.12726/tjp.22.4

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2019): Tattva Journal of Philosophy

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