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In contemporary liberal thought, "tolerance" has come to be redefined as a synonym for ethical neutrality: refusal to judge among competing views of goods and evils. The result of this extreme relativism has been a foundations crisis in law, politics, education, and other areas of social life. In this lucidly written and brilliantly argued volume, J. Budziszewski attempts to reserve the self-destruction of modern liberalism by showing that true tolerance is not only consistent with taking stands about objective goods and evils, but actually requires doing so.Tolerance, falsely understood as ethical neutrality, has the paradoxical effect of crippling policy choice by divesting it of the moral and practical framework on which it depends. By painstakingly and exhaustively dissecting each of the many neutralist arguments, Budziszewski demonstrates that real neutrality is logically impossible. Confronted by alternative views, the neutralist at best obscures his own underlying judgments, and at worst abandons all possible defense against fanatics who oppose both true equality and true tolerance.True Tolerance is both a rigorous critique, and a polemic undertaken in the name of a positive, twenty-first century vision of liberalism. Budziszewsky outlines a view of true tolerance that assumes a relationship with an older liberal tradition and a codependence with other virtues, including humility, mercy, charity, respect, and courtesy. This vision is rooted in historical experience and rational conviction about what is good. In the spirit of liberal and classical theorists of virtue from Aristotle to John Locke to Alasdair MacIntyre, the virtue of true tolerance is much more than a readiness to follow known rules; it includes a developed ability to distinguish good rules from bad, and to choose rightly even where there are no rules or where rules seem to contradict each other. Accessibly written and intended for a wide readership, True Tolerance will be of special interest to political theorists and activists, and to sociologists and philosophers.
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J. Budziszewski is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas. He is the author of many books, including What We Can't Not Know: A Guide, The Revenge of Conscience, Evangelicals in the Public Square, and three books for young people about Christian faith.
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1560000260
- ISBN 13 9781560000266
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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True tolerance : liberalism and the necessity of judgment [The Idea -- Illustrations of True Tolerance in Three Spheres of Regulation -- Is True Tolerance Constitutional? -- The Heads of the Hydra -- Arguments for Ethical Neutrality -- An Exploded View of Neutrality -- Special Cases of True Tolerance -- The Special Case of Tolerance in Education and Nurture -- Abuse of the Free Speech and Free Press Clauses The State Involvement with Obscenity -- The Special Case of Religious Tolerance -- Tolerance and the Ultimate Concern -- True Tolerance Again -- Is This a Possible Constitutional Position? -- Epilogue The Great Refusal -- The Counsels of Tolerance A Subset -- Constitutional Interpretation -- Liberal Education Contrasted with Authoritaria
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xv, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 1560000260; 9781560000266 LCCN: 91-36844 ; LC: JC571; Dewey: 320.5/12/01 ; OCLC: 24546431 ; yellow cloth in purple and yellow dustjacket ; "both a rigorous critique, and a polemic undertaken in the name of a positive, twenty-first century vision of liberalism. Budziszewsky outlines a view of true tolerance that assumes a relationship with an older liberal tradition and a codependence with other virtues, including humility, mercy, charity, respect, and courtesy. This vision is rooted in historical experience and rational conviction about what is good. In the spirit of liberal and classical theorists of virtue from Aristotle to John Locke to Alasdair MacIntyre, the virtue of true tolerance is much more than a readiness to follow known rules; it includes a developed ability to distinguish good rules from bad, and to choose rightly even where there are no rules or where rules seem to contradict each other. Accessibly written and intended for a wide readership, True Tolerance will be of special interest to political theorists and activists, and to sociologists and philosophers." ; "J. Budziszewski is associate professor of government at the University of Texas in Austin." ; Contents: The Idea -- Illustrations of True Tolerance in Three Spheres of Regulation -- Is True Tolerance Constitutional? -- The Heads of the Hydra -- Arguments for Ethical Neutrality -- An Exploded View of Neutrality -- Special Cases of True Tolerance -- The Special Case of Tolerance in Education and Nurture -- Abuse of the Free Speech and Free Press Clauses The State Involvement with Obscenity -- The Special Case of Religious Tolerance -- Tolerance and the Ultimate Concern -- True Tolerance Again -- Is This a Possible Constitutional Position? -- Epilogue The Great Refusal -- The Counsels of Tolerance A Subset -- Constitutional Interpretation -- Introduction to Part Three -- Liberal Education Contrasted with Authoritarian -- How Neutralism Distorts Liberal Education -- Neutralist Education in Closer Scrutiny -- The Special Case of Expressive Tolerance -- General Counsels of Expressive Tolerance -- Patristic Sources -- Empirical Issues -- Bibliography -- List of Cases ; FINE/FINE. Book. Seller Inventory # 006874
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