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Absolutism And Exclusionism In Religion In Truth Term Paper

Absolutism and Exclusionism in Religion in Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religion and Unity of Truth by Mortimer Adler Numerous discourses discussing issues about the plurality or absolutism of religion, relating these issues in the manner of living, particularly the moral aspect of subsisting to a particular form of religious philosophy. The development of a more complex, yet organized, human society at the turn of the 20th century gave incidence to the development of various philosophical disciplines. These philosophical disciplines include revolutionary viewpoints about philosophy, religion, and morality.

The relationship among philosophy, religion, and morality is studied in Mortimer Adler's discourse on religious philosophy and morality. In Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religion and Unity of Truth, Adler centers on the argument that in human society, there is only one "truth," which can be illustrated through religion. Hence, it follows that if there is only one "truth,"...

Furthermore, he posits that pluralism, as a way of philosophical thought, does not take into account "another realm, concerned with the question of truth, in which unity (of belief) is required and in which pluralism is out of place." Thus, pluralism "there is room for competing and conflicting theories... only as long as no one of them is, at a given time, established as true."
This passage reflects how Adler considers pluralism provided that society only subsists to one 'truth,' most often illustrated through religious philosophy. It is evident that he subsists to absolutism, where values held by the author such as truth and morality are…

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Adler, M. (1990). Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religion and Unity. New York: MacMillan Publishing.

Fishbane, M. (1987). Judaism: Revelation and Traditions. CA: Harper-Collins.
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