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The Limits of Tolerance: Enlightenment Values and Religious Fanaticism

Description: The modern notion of tolerance--the welcoming of diversity as a force for the common good--emerged in the Enlightenment in the wake of centuries of religious wars. First elaborated by philosophers such as John Locke and Voltaire, religious tolerance gradually gained ground in Europe and North America. But with the resurgence of fanaticism and terrorism, religious tolerance is increasingly being challenged by frightened publics. In this book, Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. In a wide-ranging argument that spans the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian republic, and recent controversies such as France's burqa ban and the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, The Limits of Tolerance probes crucial questions: Should we impose limits on freedom of expression in the name of human dignity or decency? Should we accept religious symbols in the public square? Can we tolerate the intolerant? While acknowledging that tolerance can never be entirely without limits, Lacorne defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive. Awarded the Prix Montyon by the Académie Française, The Limits of Tolerance is a powerful reflection on twenty-first-century democracy's most fundamental challenges. Denis Lacorne is senior research fellow with the CERI (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales) at Sciences Po, Paris. His books in English include Religion in America: A Political History (Columbia, 2011) as well as Language, Nation, and State: Identity Politics in a Multilingual Age (2004) and With Us or Against Us: Studies in Global Anti-Americanism (2005), both coedited with Tony Judt. Acknowledgments New Introduction for the American Edition 1. Tolerance According to John Locke 2. Voltaire and Modern Tolerance 3. Tolerance in America 4. Tolerance in the Ottoman Empire 5. Tolerance in Venice 6. On Blasphemy 7. Multicultural Tolerance 8. Of Veils and Unveiling 9. New Restrictions, New Forms of Tolerance 10. Should We Tolerate the Enemies of Tolerance? Epilogue for the American Edition: Tolerance in the Age of Terrorism Notes Index

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EAN: 9780231187145

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Item Length: 21.6 cm

Item Weight: 0.43 kg

Book Title: The Limits of Tolerance: Enlightenment Values and Religious Fanaticism

Item Height: 216mm

Item Width: 140mm

Author: Denis Lacorne

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Popular Philosophy, Religious History

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Publication Year: 2019

Number of Pages: 296 Pages

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