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Philosophy, religion, and the question of intolerance / Mehdi Aminrazavi and David Ambuel, editors. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Toleration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 284 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- Philosophy, Religion, and the Question of Intolerance is a diverse collection of essays united by a common starting point and theme - the awareness that intolerance is a phenomenon encountered in diverse places and circumstances and often handled with limited success. The question of toleration, together with its cultural, social, religious, and philosophical implications are addressed by leading authorities who offer insights from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Contents:
- Bayle, Locke, and the concept of toleration / J.B. Schneewind
- Aristotle and the metaphysics of intolerance / John McCumber
- Political tolerance in an age of renewed religious warfare / Robert Cummings Neville
- Metaphysical roots of tolerance and intolerance: an Islamic interpretation / Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- An elephant, an ocean, and the freedom of faith / David Cain
- Kierkegaard and tolerance / Edwin C. George
- Faith and intellectual fairness / John Donovan
- Beyond toleration / William O'Meara
- Disagreement: appreciating the dark side of tolerance / Edward Langerak
- Toleration and the idea of progress / Gordon Graham
- The justification of toleration / Richard H. Dees
- Differences: indifference or dialogue / Gertrude D. Conway
- Radicalizing liberalism and modernity / Henry L. Ruf
- On the difference between non-moral and moral conceptions of toleration: the case for toleration as an individual virtue / Robert Paul Churchill
- Concerning moral toleration / Jeff Jordan
- Toleration as a form of bias / Andrew Altman
- Socratic intolerance and Aristotelian toleration / Evelyn M. Barker
- Carnap's principle of tolerance / Stephen F. Barker.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7914-9475-6
- 0-585-06344-3
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