noun
pluralism
Philosophical term referring to the view that reality consists of multiple fundamental substances or principles, or that multiple perspectives are valid.
多元論は、世界が一つの原理では説明できないと考える立場だ。
Pluralism is the position that the world cannot be explained by a single principle.
Dualism, which posits two fundamental principles, often mind and matter.
From 多元 (tagen, 'multiple elements') + 論 (ron, 'theory'). A modern philosophical term.