True believers or moral absolutists
The recent American presidential elections brought to the fore the question of what place moral values have in public decision-making when traditional moral values are not espoused by all in a pluralist society. Even if traditional values - seen as absolutist - are imposed on others through a democr...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2004
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2468 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4426/viewcontent/TrueBelievers_ST_2004Nov.pdf |
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| Summary: | The recent American presidential elections brought to the fore the question of what place moral values have in public decision-making when traditional moral values are not espoused by all in a pluralist society. Even if traditional values - seen as absolutist - are imposed on others through a democratic electoral process, that imposition, particularly in hot button issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, remains difficult to accept. |
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