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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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:Mimesis International
- Publication Date:25/11/2018
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- ISBN:9788869771590
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:Mimesis International
- Publication Date:25/11/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9788869771590
