Thick Moralities, Thin Politics: Social Integration Across Communities of Belief

"The dividing line between liberalism and communitarianism is steadily eroding, as is evident in a number of recent books dealing with 'liberal pluralism' and the like.Thick Moralities, Thin Politicsresolutely carries forward this trend. Written from a pragmatist perspective enriched by critical theory, the text articulates the conception of a public sphere composed of several communities with 'thick moralities' and held together by a framework of 'thin' political rules allowing for diversity and contestation. An important contribution to the debate about democratic multiculturalism."-Fred R. Dallmayr, University of Notre DameBenjamin Gregg is the author of 'Thick Moralities, Thin Politics: Social Integration Across Communities of Belief', published 2003 under ISBN 9780822330813 and ISBN 0822330814.