Paradox of tolerance
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The tolerance paradox arises from a problem that a tolerant person might be antagonistic toward intolerance, hence intolerant of it. The tolerant individual would then be by definition intolerant of intolerance. This problem is at the heart of the dilemma faced by pluralist societies who wish to embrace diversity, but in doing so ostensibly exclude those who do not embrace diversity.
Many philosophers, including Karl Popper[1] and John Rawls,[2] have discussed this paradox.
[edit] References
- ^ Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, Vol. 1, Notes to the Chapters: Ch. 7, Note 4
- ^ Rawls, A Theory of Justice, 216
[edit] External links
- The Concept of Toleration and its Paradoxes, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- The Paradoxes of Tolerance, Barbara Pasamonik in Social Studies, v95 n5 p206 Sep-Oct 2004.
- "Puzzles and Paradoxes of Tolerance", Hans Oberdiek, 2001.
- Tolerating the Intolerant, Michael Totten.
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