<div dir="ltr">Sagi in his book on the topic brings 3 basic approaches (all with many supporters) to the sugya<div><br></div><div>1) Monism - only one truth</div><div>as subfields we can be tolerant of other attempts or not</div><div><br></div><div>2) pluralism - there are many truths and one can't decide</div><div><br></div><div>3) harmonism - different views are just separate parts of the same truth</div><div><br></div><div>R Michael Avraham points out that pluraism is self-contradictory. According to that viewpoint one legitimate viewpoint is monism !</div><div><br></div><div>He further points out that sometimes pluralism can be a chumra</div><div><br></div><div>Question: Can you offer someone food that you think is kosher but he doesn't accept the kashrut</div><div>Answer:</div><div>Monism - no problem as you are right and he is wrong</div><div>Pluralism - assur since his opinion is acceptable</div><div><br></div><div>Of course these are only typologies. In the real world anyone who believes in pluralism has some radius of acceptance. Few would accept Naziism or Isis as a legitimate viewpoint</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000099" face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Eli Turkel</font></div></div>
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