{"product_id":"early-modern-skepticism-and-the-origins-of-toleration-9780739100240","title":"Early Modern Skepticism and the Origins of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of original essays by the nation''s leading political theorists examines the origins of modernity and considers the question of tolerance as a product of early modern religious skepticism. Rather than approaching the problem through a purely historical lens, the authors actively demonstrate the significance of these issues to contemporary debates in political philosophy and public policy. The contributors to Early Modern Skepticism raise and address questions of the utmost significance: Is religious faith necessary for ethical behavior? Is skepticism a fruitful ground from which to argue for toleration? This book will be of interest to historians, philosophers, religious scholars, and political theoristsanyone concerned about the tensions between private beliefs and public behavior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLevine and his contributors must be congratulated for producing a uniformly learned and elegant set of inquiries into the foundations of early modern toleration. * American Political Science Review *\u003cbr\u003eMany excellent American writers have made Montaigne a precursor of modern liberalism. They include . . . Alan Levine (Early Modern Skepticism and the Origins of Toleration). * Times Literary Supplement *","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037373071703,"sku":"9780739100240","price":39.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739100240.jpg?v=1750935510","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-modern-skepticism-and-the-origins-of-toleration-9780739100240","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}