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The concept of toleration is commonly argued in
political discourses and debates, when people refer to diversity and
pluralism, as a form of respect and understanding. However, this does
not represent an improvement at the moment of dealing with issues where a
variety of values, conceptions and beliefs arises. In addition, even
though when the idea of toleration was developed during Enlightenment,
nowadays it seems to lead to a misconception of the term, following a
connotation of a passive indifference about diversity. Due to this, the
main objective of this text is to analyze the concept of toleration from
an ethical perspective that allows thinking about it in terms of a
political virtue needed to face the challenges of diversity inside
society. In order to show this, the text presents an analysis of
different conceptions of the term, in order to highlight the positive
notion of toleration; after that, the text moves on, reviewing the idea
of toleration from a hermeneutical perspective, as a form to reinforce
the positive characteristics of the term, and path to solve the query
between tolerance and intolerance. Finally, as a conclusion, it
underlines that understanding the concept of toleration from an ethical
perspective implies a praxis develop in daily circumstances.
Cite this paper
Mayorga, I. (2014) An Ethical Approach to the
Concept of Toleration: Understanding Tolerance as a Political Virtue. Open Journal of Philosophy, 4, 575-583. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2014.44059.
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