Justifying Toleration: Conceptual and Historical Perspectives (Conceptual and Historical Perspectives)

Author
Mendus, Susan
Publisher
Cambridge
Published
20090312
ISBN
9780521102858
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-0)

Description

This book traces the growth of philosophical justifications of toleration. The contributors discuss the grounds on which we may be required to be tolerant and the proper limits of toleration. They consider the historical and conceptual relation between toleration and scepticism and ask whether toleration is justified by considerations of autonomy or of prudence.