Toleration by David Heyd
If we are to understand the concept of toleration in terms of everyday life, we must address a key philosophical and political tension: the call for restraint when encountering apparently wrong beliefs and actions versus the good reasons for interfering with the lives of the subjects of these beliefs and actions. This collection contains contributions to the ongoing debate on the nature of toleration, including its definition, historical development, justification, and limits. In exploring the issues surrounding toleration, the essays address a variety of provocative questions. Throughout, the contributors point to the inherent indeterminacy of the concept and to the difficulty in locating it between intolerant absolutism and sceptical pluralism. Religion, sex, speech, and education are major areas requiring toleration in liberal societies. By applying theoretical analysis, these essays show the differences in the argument for toleration and its scope in each of these realms. The contributors include Joshua Cohen, George Fletcher, Gordon Graham, Moshe Halbertal, Alon Harel, Barbara Herman, John Horton, Will Kymlicka, Avishai Margalit, David Richards, Thomas Scanlon, and Bernard Williams.
"[An] exceedingly smart and sobering collection of essays. . this excellent book explains why tolerance's implicit paradoxes make its realization even harder in real life."---Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"When subtle thinkers probe tolerance with the acuity of this volume's contributors, we see both how far the notion stretches, and the profound challenges it poses to our habits of thinking." * The Philadelphia Inquire *
"When subtle thinkers probe tolerance with the acuity of this volume's contributors, we see both how far the notion stretches, and the profound challenges it poses to our habits of thinking." * The Philadelphia Inquire *
David Heyd is Professor of Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People and Supererogation: Its Status in Ethical Theory.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691043708 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691043701 |
| Title | Toleration |
| Author | David Heyd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1998-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |