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Pluralism (philosophy), 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
Elite pluralists agree with classical pluralists that there is "plurality" of power; however, this plurality is not "pure" when the supposedly democratic equilibrium maintains or increases inequities (social, economic or political) due to elites holding greatly disproportionate societal power in forms aforementioned, [7] or by systemic distortions of the political process itself, perpetuated ...
In philosophy, political science and sociology, elite theory is a theory of the state that seeks to describe and explain power relations in society.In its contemporary form in the 21st century, elite theory posits that (1) power in larger societies, especially nation-states, is concentrated at the top in relatively small elites; (2) power "flows predominantly in a top-down direction from ...
Hyperreality is significant as a paradigm to explain current cultural conditions. Consumerism, because of its reliance on sign exchange value (e.g. brand X shows that one is fashionable, car Y indicates one's wealth), could be seen as a contributing factor in the creation of hyperreality or the hyperreal condition.
Young's work, in African studies, emphasizes the flexibility of the definition of cultural pluralism within a society. [11] More recent advocates include moral and cultural anthropologist Richard Shweder .
In the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970–1979), a pluralist democracy is described as a political system where there is more than one center of power. [1]Modern democracies are by definition pluralist as they allow freedom of association; however, pluralism may exist without democracy. [2]
Furthermore, I don't see how you could distinguish between "pluralism" and "hyperpluralism" except by reference to normative personal judgment in which case one person's pluralism would constitute "hyperpluralism" to someone else, and vice versa. 24.250.239.250 03:52, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People (2008) is a non-fiction book written by Vanderbilt professor Dana D. Nelson.It is notable for its criticism of excessive presidential power and for her call for substantive political reform.