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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146882703321

Autore

Castiglione Dario

Titolo

The culture of toleration in diverse societies [[electronic resource] ] : reasonable toleration / / edited by Catriona McKinnon, Dario Castiglione

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-5261-3770-4

1-280-73417-5

9786610734177

1-84779-045-3

1-4175-8271-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

McKinnonCatriona

CastiglioneDario

Disciplina

179.9

Soggetti

Toleration

Cultural pluralism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication viewed on February 12, 2019.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Re-thinking toleration --Part II. The contexts of toleration.

Sommario/riassunto

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.