Pluralism and Liberal Democracy

One of the country's most distinguished political theorists turns to the task of how best to explain, justify, and encourage the concept, practice, and institutionalization of pluralism. By examining and analyzing the accounts and explanations of four philosophers -- William James, Hannah Arendt, Stuart Hampshire, and Michael Oakeshott -- Richard E. Flathman augments the theories of pluralism most familiar to students and scholars of politics and political theory.