True Tolerance: Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment

摘要: In contemporary liberal thought, "tolerance" has come to be redefined as a synonym for ethical neutrality: refusal judge among competing views of goods and evils. The result this extreme relativism been foundations crisis in law, politics, education, other areas social life. lucidly written brilliantly argued volume, J. Budziszewski attempts reserve the self-destruction modern liberalism by showing that true tolerance is not only consistent with taking stands about objective evils, but actually requires doing so. Tolerance, falsely understood neutrality, paradoxical effect crippling policy choice divesting it moral practical framework on which depends. By painstakingly exhaustively dissecting each many neutralist arguments, demonstrates real neutrality logically impossible. Confronted alternative views, at best obscures his own underlying judgments, worst abandons all possible defense against fanatics who oppose both equality tolerance. "True Tolerance" rigorous critique, polemic undertaken name positive, twenty-first century vision liberalism. Budziszewsky outlines view assumes relationship an older tradition codependence virtues, including humility, mercy, charity, respect, courtesy. This rooted historical experience rational conviction what good. spirit classical theorists virtue from Aristotle John Locke Alasdair MacIntyre, much more than readiness follow known rules; includes developed ability distinguish good rules bad, choose rightly even where there are no or seem contradict other. Accessibly intended wide readership, True Tolerance will special interest political activists, sociologists philosophers.