Pluralism in general denotes a diversity of views or stands, rather than a single approach or method.
Pluralism or pluralist may refer more specifically to:
Politics and law Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems Pluralism (political theory), belief that there should be diverse and competing centres of power in society Legal pluralism, the existence of differing legal systems in a population or area Pluralist democracy, a political system with more than one center of power
Philosophy Philosophical pluralism, a doctrine according to which many basic substances make up reality Pluralist school, a Greek school of pre-Socratic philosophers Epistemological pluralism or methodological pluralism, the view that some phenomena require multiple methods to account for their nature Value pluralism, the idea that several values may be equally correct and yet in conflict with each other
Religion Religious pluralism, the acceptance of all religious paths as equally valid, promoting coexistence Clerical pluralism, the holding of multiple ecclesiastical offices Pluralism Project, a Harvard-affiliated project to investigate religious diversity in the United States
Other uses Cosmic pluralism, the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth, which may possess the conditions suitable for life Cultural pluralism, when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities Media pluralism, the representation of different cultural groups and political opinions in the media Pluralist commonwealth, a systemic model of wealth democratization Pluralistic ignorance, a phenomenon in which people mistakenly believe that others predominantly hold an opinion different from their own Pluralism in economics, a campaign to enrich the academic discipline of economics
See also Plurality (disambiguation) Journal of Legal Pluralism, a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on legal pluralism Global Centre for Pluralism, an international centre for research of pluralist societies Multiculturalism, the existence of multiple cultural traditions within a single country Postmodernism, a broad movement in the late-20th century that is skeptical toward grand narratives or ideologies Pluralistic, a blog by Cory Doctorow