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Tolerance and the Ethical Life
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In a fresh and exciting way, this new book shows how tolerance connects with the practice of philosophy. Andrew Fiala examines the virtue of tolerance as it appears in several historical contexts: Socratic philosophy, Stoic philosophy, Pragmatism, and Existentialism. The lesson derived is that tolerance is a virtue for what Fiala calls 'tragic communities'. Such communities are developed when we come together across our differences, but they lack the robust sense of connection that we often seek with others - the complete sort of happiness that is offered by a more utopian ideal of community. But rather than viewing this conclusion as a failure, Fiala maintains that tragic communities are the best communities possible for human beings who are aware of their own individuality and finitude. Indeed, they are typical of the sorts of communities created by philosophers engaged in dialogue with others.
Tolerance and the Ethical Life will strongly appeal to specialists and upper-level students in Ethics and Political Philosophy, both for its unique historical exploration of tolerance and its application of those results to present-day moral theory.
Tolerance and the Ethical Life will strongly appeal to specialists and upper-level students in Ethics and Political Philosophy, both for its unique historical exploration of tolerance and its application of those results to present-day moral theory.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Philosophy and the Virtue of Tolerance
- 2 Critical Moral Tolerance
- 3 Tolerance, Modesty and the Limits of the Moral Imagination
- 4 Stoic Tolerance
- 5 Modern Philosophy and Inward Sincerity: Religion, Existentialism and Pragmatism
- 6 Existentialism and Repressive Toleration
- 7 Liberal Toleration
- 8 Liberalism and Pragmatism
- 9 Conclusion: Socrates Beyond Liberalism
- Bibliography
- Index