Toleration Flashcards
Define toleration?
A willingness to accept and celebrate cultural, moral and political diversity
What did Voltaire say?
I detest what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it
Finish the sentence:
Toleration is both a…
Social ideal and moral principle
What does toleration represent the goal of?
Personal autonomy
What does toleration establish?
A set of rules about how humans beings should behave towards one another
When and why did the liberal case for toleration emerge?
In the 17th century in the attempt by Milton and Locke to defend religious freedom
What did Locke say the role of government was and wasn’t?
WAS: to defend life, liberty and property
WASNT: to meddle in the care of mens souls
What did J S Mill highlights the importance of in On Liberty?
The importance of toleration for society as well as the individual
Why is toleration important for society?
It ensures the health and vigour of it
Why is toleration important for the individual?
It’s a guarantee of personal autonomy
What did Mill think toleration was threatened by?
Democracy
Give the famous idea Mill said about democracy threatening toleration
If one man thought the opposite of the entire world, the world would be no more justified in silencing him than he would be in silencing the world
What is sympathy for toleration and diversity linked to?
The liberal belief in a balanced society
What do liberals say about individuals and social groups who pursue different interests?
There is a deeper harmony or balance among these competing interests and a natural equilibrium tends to assert itself
