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Notes on a Catholic Vision of Pluralism

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Catholic Perspectives on Medical Morals

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In the framework of this conference on Catholic Perspectives on Medical Morals, the subject of pluralism and the Church seems to demand complementary reflections ad intra and ad extra. This paper will focus on the subject ad extra by inquiring about a Catholic vision of the phenomenon of pluralism in our modern social world.

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Leavitt, R.F. (1989). Notes on a Catholic Vision of Pluralism. In: Pellegrino, E.D., Langan, J.P., Harvey, J.C. (eds) Catholic Perspectives on Medical Morals. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2538-0_18

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