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How far Should Tolerance go?

By (author) Yves Charles Zarka

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What are the limits of tolerance in constitutional or liberal democracies today? This is a crucial question, for if there were no limits to tolerance, it would ultimately destroy itself by accepting the intolerable. The concept of tolerance has to be assessed from a political point of view, thus questioning to what extent its potential achievement does not suppose any moral mutation in humanity. For instance, if people were all already `virtuous’ according to a commonly held moral framework, there would be simply no need to speak of tolerance. Conversely, if it were the case that people could be made `virtuous’, then tolerance would be the matter of an improbable utopia. Ultimately, we need to consider how tolerance can be conceptualised in a way that is relevant to people and their societies as they actually are. In a time when a growing amount of political demands touches on themes of cultural identity and rights, and while we witness a mounting wave of religious fundamentalism, what should democracies accept and what should they refuse?

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Publisher | Mimesis International
Published date | 25 Nov 2018
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 140
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-8-8697-7159-0
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BISAC | philosophy / political


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