Pluralism

Pluralism in general denotes a diversity of views or stands, rather than a single approach or method.

Pluralism or pluralist may refer more specifically to:

Politics and law

 * Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems
 * Pluralism (political theory), belief that there should be diverse and competing centres of power in society
 * Legal pluralism, the existence of differing legal systems in a population or area
 * Pluralist democracy, a political system with more than one center of power

Philosophy

 * 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
 * Value pluralism, the idea that several values may be equally correct and yet in conflict with each other

Religion

 * Religious pluralism, the acceptance of all religious paths as equally valid, promoting coexistence
 * Holding multiple ecclesiastical offices; see "Pluralism" at Benefice
 * Pluralism Project, a Harvard-affiliated project on religious diversity in the United States

Other uses

 * Cosmic pluralism, the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth, which may possess the conditions suitable for life
 * Cultural pluralism, when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities
 * Media pluralism, the representation of different cultural groups and political opinions in the media
 * Pluralist commonwealth, a systemic model of wealth democratization
 * Pluralism in economics, a campaign to enrich the academic discipline of economics