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The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies - Reasonable Tolerance (Paperback)
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The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies - Reasonable Tolerance (Paperback)
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The idea of toleration as the appropriate response to difference
has been central to liberal thought since Locke. Although the
subject has been widely and variously explored, there has been
reluctance to acknowledge the new meaning that current debates on
toleration have when compared with those at its origins in the
early modern period and with subsequent discussions about pluralism
and freedom of expression. This collection starts from a clear
recognition of the new terms of the debate. It recognises that a
new academic consensus is slowly emerging on a view of tolerance
that is reasonable in two senses. Firstly of reflecting the
capacity of seeing the other's viewpoint, secondly on the
relatively limited extent to which toleration can be granted. It
reflects the cross-thematic and cross-disciplinary nature of such
discussions, dissecting a number of debates such as liberalism and
communitarianism, public and private, multiculturalism and the
politics of identity, and a number of disciplines: moral, legal and
political philosophy, historical and educational studies,
anthropology, sociology and psychology. A group of distinguished
authors explore the complexities emerging from the new debate. They
scrutinise, with analytical sophistication, the philosophical
foundation, the normative content and the broadly political
implications of a new culture of toleration for diverse societies.
Specific issues considered include the toleration of religious
discrimination in employment, city life and community, social
ethos, publicity, justice and reason and ethics. The book is unique
in resolutely looking forward to the theoretical and practical
challenges posed by commitment to a conception of toleration
demanding empathy and understanding in an ever-diversifying world.
Catriona Mckinnon is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University
of York Dario Castiglione is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at
the University of Exeter
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