Thesis Summary
Shahrur argues that pluralism is the principle on which civil society and the civil state alike are built. Pluralism regulates the relationship between freedom, law, rights, and the separation of powers, and prevents the monopolization of meaning or power.
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Foundational Atoms
- The civil state is based on pluralism
- Civil society is based on pluralism
- The civil state presupposes pluralism and the separation of powers
- The civil state is based on obedience to the law
- The civil state is based on rights and freedoms
- Human values form the basis of the state and society
Location of Support within the Book
This meaning is distributed across the middle section of the book, especially in the discussion of the civil state, human rights, and the relationship between law and freedom.
Limits of the Reading
What is meant here by pluralism is a disciplined political and social framework, not a call for the disintegration of meaning or the abolition of a general reference point.