Toleration and its limits / edited by Melissa S. Williams and Jeremy Waldron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Annual Meeting (2004 : Atlanta, Ga.)

Contributor:

Williams, Melissa S., 1960-

Waldron, Jeremy.

Series:

Nomos ; 48.

Nomos ; 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toleration--History--Congresses.

Toleration.

Religious tolerance--Congresses.

Religious tolerance.

Toleration--Political aspects--Congresses.

History.

Genre:

Kongress -- Atlanta (Ga.) -- 2004.

Conference papers and proceedings.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 447 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Toleration has a rich tradition in Western political philosophy. It is, after all, one of the defining topics of political philosophy - historically pivotal in the development of modern liberalism, prominent in the writings of such canonical figures as John Locke and John Stuart Mill, and central to our understanding of the idea of a society in which individuals have the right to live their own lives by their own values, left alone by the state so long as they respect the similar interests of others." "Toleration and Its Limits explores the philosophical nuances of the concept of toleration and its scope in contemporary liberal democratic societies. Editors Melissa S. Williams and Jeremy Waldron carefully compiled essays that address the tradition's key historical figures; its role in the development and evolution of Western political theory; its relation to morality, liberalism, and identity; and its limits and dangers."--Jacket.

Contents:

Hobbes on public worship / Jeremy Waldron

Spinoza on why the sovereign can command men's tongues but not their minds

Michael A. Rosenthal

Pierre Bayle's reflexive theory of toleration / Rainer Forst

Locke's main argument for toleration / Alex Tuckness

The mode and limits of John Stuart Mill's toleration / Glyn Morgan

Is toleration a political virtue? / David Heyd

Forbearant and engaged toleration: a comment on David Heyd / Kathryn Abrams

"Virtuous to himself": pluralistic democracy and the toleration of tolerations / Andrew Sabl

Toleration and liberal commitments / Steven D. Smith

Toleration and truth: comments on Steven D. Smith / Rainer Forst

How impoverishing is liberalism? A comment on Steven D. Smith / Glyn Morgan

Is there logical space on the moral map for toleration? A brief comment on Smith, Morgan, and Forst / Lawrence A. Alexander

Toleration, politics, and the role of mutuality / Ingrid Creppell

Toleration, politics, and the role of murality / Glen Newey

Morality, self-interest, and the politics of toleration / Noah Feldman

Tolerance as/in civilizational discourse / Wendy Brown.

Notes:

Papers presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Political and Legal Philosophy in Atlanta, Ga., on January 2-3, 2004.

Jeremy Waldron was born and educated in New Zealand.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814794111

0814794114

OCLC:

173218600

Publisher Number:

9780814794111

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