Pluralism is used, often in different ways, across a wide range of topics: Scientific pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science require multiple explanations to account for their nature Methodological pluralism, the view that some phenomena observed in science and social science require multiple methods to account for their nature Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgment of diversity Pluralism (political theory), holds that political power in society doesn't li… (More on Pluralist)