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Book SynopsisToleranceâthough seen to be necessary on a world divided by deep differencesâoften strikes us as grudgingly given and resentfully received. Conceived more widely, however, tolerance can be seen to occupy the difficult, and contested, terrain between merely putting up with and accepting others.
Trade ReviewOberdiek has written a highly intelligible, well researched, and closely argued book. His wide-ranging, sophisticated discussion of the philosophical history of tolerance provides a liberal argument for tolerance with a notable depth of scholarship. * CHOICE *
Offers a welcomingly clear, tightly written, cerebrally entertaining analysis of a notion Western liberals typically favor, but rarely probe. * The Philadelphia Inquirer *
A stimulating read. * Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy *
Oberdiek's account is a welcome addition to the growing literature on toleration, and his discussion of substantive or comprehensive liberalism is fresh and insightful. * Metaphilosophy *
We learn much from this book's thorough survey, detailed history, and thoughtful discussion of an important and timely topic. * The Philosophical Review *
The concept of tolerance is central to a range of pressing issues in value theory and cultural studies. When setting out his distinctive and original liberal treatment of it, Oberdiek articulates philosophical challenges with which anyone in the human studies will need to grapple. Any subsequent study of the concept of tolerance will have to come to terms with Oberdiek's careful and insightful analysis. This is required reading for both professionals and students. -- Michael Krausz, Bryn Mawr College
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Tolerance: An Impossible Virtue? Chapter 3 Puzzles and Paradoxes of Tolerance Chapter 4 Shades of Tolerance Chapter 5 The Circumstances of Tolerance Chapter 6 The Intolerable Chapter 7 Thomas Aquinas and John Locke on Toleration Chapter 8 Regimes on Toleration Chapter 9 A Liberal Argument for Tolerance Chapter 10 Objections ans Replies Chapter 11 Epilogue
