Abstract

To those of us who appreciated Peter Hare a systematic exploration of the themes of his work is sorely overdue. However, when considering the difficulty of providing a genuine intellectual narrative, one finds it hard to deny that the main problem arises in trying to bring his many intellectual strands together. Hare's self-styled "irenic impulse" and his affinity for uncovering relations suggest a figure best described in terms of the pluralism he so often defended. But fundamental to Hare's appreciation for plurality was the idea that even with it unity is a hidden reward. His understanding and hope in this is what allowed him to navigate between opposed philosophical systems so frequently. It is also what led ..