Epistemic relativism rejects the idea that claims can be assessed from a universally applicable, objective standpoint. It is greatly disdained because it suggests that the real ‘basis’ for our views is something fleeting, such as ‘‘the techniques of mass persuasion’’ (Thomas Kuhn 1970) or the determination of intellectuals to achieve ‘‘solidarity’’ (Rorty 1984) or ‘‘keep the conversation going’...

In this paper, I discuss the importance of practices disidentification and imagination for democratic progress change. To end, bring together certain aspects Stanley Cavell’s Richard Rorty’s reflections on democracy, aesthetics, morality with Jacques Rancière’s account appearance participation. With Rancière, it can be shown that any public–political order always involves possibility (and often...

asking about the place of religion in a democratic society refers straightforwardly to the kind of pluralism we adopt. given that intra-societal tensions mark out a democratic pluralistic society, then it seems that there is no doubt that there should be a place for religion and religious people in it. what is crucial for a democratic society is taking a suitable view on pluralism. there could ...