The Diversity of Pluralism

Pluralism, an implication of diversity in the different ontological and cognitive areas, is by itself a diverse phenomenon with different functions and meanings. The article first attempts to introduce different meanings and functions of pluralism considering each ones particular framework. Reviewing the relation between different kinds of pluralism in terms of their order and priority It, then, scrutinizes the implications of this diversity and discusses the roots of pluralistic approaches and their background in the views of philosophers such Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, William James and etc. in conclusion pointing to some logical classifications of pluralism, three areas of pluralism i.e. cognitive pluralism, religious pluralism and ethical pluralism are examined in an analytical descriptive manner.