| Description |
1 online resource (137 pages) |
| Contents |
Toleration; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Skepticism and Toleration: The Case of Michel de Montaigne; Chapter Three: Prudence and Toleration: The Case of John Locke; Chapter Four: Autonomy and Toleration: The Case of John Stuart Mill; Chapter Five: Conscience and Toleration: The Case of Pierre Bayle; Chapter Six: Two Versions of Liberalism and Their Positions on Toleration; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Toleration.
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Skepticism.
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Skepticism.
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Toleration.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780739147412 |
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0739147412 |
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1282713280 |
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9781282713284 |
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