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In this book distinguished public figures, including philosophers, historians, lawyers and religious leaders reflect on the importance of tolerance and the dangers of intolerance, both historically and in the present day.

The debate between impartialists and their critics has dominated both moral and political philosophy for over a decade. This important new book by a leading author attempts to show both that the dispute between impartialists and their critics runs very deep, and that it can nonetheless be resolved.

Is toleration a requirement of morality or a dictate of prudence? What limits are there to toleration? What is required of us if we are to promote a truly tolerant society? These themes--the grounds, limits, and requirements of toleration--are central to this book, which presents the W.B. Morrell Memorial Lectures on Toleration, given in 1986 at the University of York. Covering a wide range of practical and theoretical issues, the contributors...

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∗ This is a major study of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre - one of the most controversial thinkers of our time - by leading political philosophers and social theorists. ∗ The book consists of a collection of original essays, each examining a specific aspect of MacIntyre′s work.

Collection of essays asks when intolerance is appropriate and questions how tolerance can be fostered in a contentious and tightly populated world.

Collection of essays asks when intolerance is appropriate and questions how tolerance can be fostered in a contentious and tightly populated world.

Public disenchantment with politics has become a key feature of the world in which we live. In this book, Susan Mendus asks if politicians can be morally good or whether politics is destined to involve dirty hands or the loss of integrity, as many modern philosophers claim.

This book traces the growth of philosophical justifications of toleration.