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What does pluralism mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
  2. (ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
  3. (social sciences) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
  4. (philosophy) The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
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Social pluralism requires us to recognize all affected stakeholder interests, especially the interests of those whose welfare is at risk.
Modern societies are said to be characterized by deep diversity and cultural pluralism.
Postmodernist beliefs therefore tend to a multiculturalist pluralism and relativism.
There is also a growing freedom of expression, pluralism and a free press which is much wider than it was a few years ago.
The crisis raises serious questions of the ethics of democratic co-existence and religious pluralism vis-a-vis the state.
The linchpin of my argument is the distinction between absolutism, relativism, and pluralism.

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