Resumen

GOMEZ SALAZAR, Mónica. Multiculturality and Pluralist Ethics. Diánoia [online]. 2011, vol.56, n.67, pp.43-63. ISSN 0185-2450.

Given the intense current migration of diverse cultural groups to other States, in this article i defend the thesis that members of different cultures with norms and values in conflict are able to reach intercultural agreements of coexistence. I start explaining Rawls' political conception of justice to point out that this liberal democratic stance cannot respond adequately to the current context of multiculturality. i show then the main points of J. Habermas' universalist ethics in order to contrast it with what i call the "pluralist ethics" of J. Dewey and H. Putnam, and justify why norms, facts and values are contextual. Based on this, I conclude that it is possible to achieve plural ethical agreements that might differ from one culture to another and yet still be legitimate as minimum norms of coexistence.

Palabras llave : norms; values; cultural diversity; migration.

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )