Toleration

Bican Sahin

doi:10.5771/9780739147412

Toleration

The Liberal Virtue

1. Auflage 2010

Kein Zugriff

doi.org/10.5771/9780739147412
ISBN print: 978-0-7391-4739-9
ISBN online: 978-0-7391-4741-2
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

More than anything, diversity is what characterizes societies of the 21st century. Our contemporary societies are marked by ethnic, religious, racial, ideological, moral, and sexual diversity. Cultural, moral, and ideological pluralism is a fact of our lives. While some people see this phenomenon as a source of richness and thus welcome it, others feel threatened by it. Those who feel threatened have two options before them; they will either learn how to live with diversity or look for ways to suppress it. While, this latter option causes social conflict, the former ameliorates social conflict. This option is called 'toleration.' Toleration: The Liberal Virtue is a defense of toleration as a remedy to societal conflict caused by differences. It examines four prominent grounds of toleration: skepticism, prudence, autonomy, and conscience which are illustrated through the works of four pioneering liberals, namely, Michel de Montaigne, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and Pierre Bayle, respectively.

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i–xii Preface i–xii
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–12 Chapter One: Introduction 1–12
13–30 Chapter Two: Skepticism and Toleration: The Case of Michel de Montaigne 13–30
31–48 Chapter Three: Prudence and Toleration: The Case of John Locke 31–48
49–64 Chapter Four: Autonomy and Toleration: The Case of John Stuart Mill 49–64
65–84 Chapter Five: Conscience and Toleration: The Case of Pierre Bayle 65–84
85–98 Chapter Six: Two Versions of Liberalism and Their Positions on Toleration 85–98
99–108 Chapter Seven: Conclusion 99–108
109–114 Bibliography 109–114
115–122 Index 115–122
123–124 About the Author 123–124

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