An application of berlin's concept of value pluralism to the Indian tradition
An application of berlin's concept of value pluralism to the Indian tradition
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2018
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Assumption University Press
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ABAC Journal Vol. 38 No.1 (January-June 2018), 144-151
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India has a long rich history tolerant coexistence and cultural interaction among its many
diverse cultural and religious groups. But today, there is a promotion of a kind of nationalism
which identifies with certain religions or cultural groups at the exclusion of others. The temptation
is to try to strengthen India as a nation-state at the expense of its pluralistic past. The philosophy
of Isaiah Berlin is valuable in this context, for it shows that value pluralism is not incommensurable
with liberal democracy and that the two can support one another . He recognizes that an individual
can pursue freedom, but that they also possess an innate ability to respect the freedom of
others. In this regard, he develops the notion of fantasia or imagination as a faculty which is
instrumental in creating understanding and tolerance of other cultural beliefs and practices.
This essay will show how through these processes described by Berlin, a large democratic
country like India can both create and national identity and preserve the rich heritage of its
pluralistic past.
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