Tolerance and modern liberalism : from Paradox to Aretaic moral ideal / René González de la Vega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González de la Vega, René, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toleration.

Liberalism.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

Modern liberal societies are submerged in conflict and disagreement.People disagree about almost everything--not only about matters of justice, but also about issues that are more private.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I: The Premises of Modern Liberalism

Chapter One: Three Philosophical Claims

Chapter Two: The Rational and Reasonable

Chapter Three: The Moral System

II: The Liberal Idea of Tolerance

Chapter Four: Regarding the Concept

Chapter Five: On Relevant Convictions

Chapter Six: About the Power and Competence to Tolerate

III: Tolerance in Modern Liberalism

Chapter Seven: Tolerance as Reasonableness:John Rawls's Conception

Chapter Eight: Tolerance and the Two Normative Systems:Ernesto Garzón Valdés's Conception

Chapter Nine: Tolerance as a Virtue of Justice:Rainer Forst's Conception

Chapter Ten: Tolerance and the Moral System

IV: The Moral Paradox of Tolerance

Chapter Eleven: The Limits of Tolerance

Chapter Twelve: Tolerance and the Conceptions of the Good

Chapter Thirteen: Tolerance as a Moral Dilemma

Chapter Fourteen: Tolerance in the Moral System

V: The Aretaic Turn

Chapter Fifteen: The Practical Impossibility of Tolerance

Chapter Sixteen: Tolerance as a Dispositional Property

Chapter Seventeen: The Contextual Response

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4985-2906-2

1-4985-2907-0

OCLC:

962154640