The limits of tolerance : enlightenment values and religious fanaticism /

Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lacorne, Denis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Series:Religion, culture, and public life.
Subjects:
Toleration > History.
Religious tolerance > History.
Freedom of religion > History.
Freedom of speech > History.
Tolérance religieuse > Histoire.
Liberté religieuse > Histoire.
Liberté d'expression > Histoire.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Religious tolerance
Toleration
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Tolerance according to John Locke
  • Voltaire and modern tolerance
  • Tolerance in America
  • Tolerance in the Ottoman Empire
  • Tolerance in Venice
  • On blasphemy
  • Multicultural tolerance
  • Of veils and unveiling
  • New restrictions, new forms of tolerance
  • Should we tolerate the enemies of tolerance?
  • Tolerance in the age of terrorism.

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