Category: Toleration
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The Danger of Appeasing the Intolerant
A Stack post that draws upon the great Leszek Kolakowski. Short, sweet, hard-hitting.
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The Danger of Appeasing the Intolerant
Substack latest.
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Toleration Misunderstood
"Toleration" is not a dirty word, contrary to what a growing number who misuse the term, seem to think. Now leftists are the kings of language-abuse, but conservatives are not immune to it either. The current trend toward the misuse of 'toleration' needs to be vigorously opposed as I do in this latest Substack article.
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Beware of Projecting . . .
. . . your values and attitudes into others. We are not all the same 'deep down,' and we don't all want the same things. You say you value peace and social harmony? So do I. But some are bellicose right out of the box. They love war and thrive on conflict, and not just verbally. It is dangerous…
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Free Speech, Censorship, Toleration, and a Lame Libertarian Argument
Your right to free speech entails my duty not to impede your speech; it does not entail a duty on my part to provide you with a platform. "But then you are censoring me!" In a broad and defensible sense, yes. I am tolerant and so I tolerate you and your beliefs. To tolerate, however,…
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Toleration Misunderstood
Some of my conservative Facebook friends applauded the meme below. Such applause is ill-advised. Toleration (tolerance) in a pluralistic society such as the one we live in is essential if we are to live together peaceably, something we are obviously not doing at present. There are two claims below. The first, that tolerance is not…
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Toleration Extremism: Notes on John Stuart Mill
Substack latest. Toleration is the touchstone of classical liberalism, but Mill takes it too far.
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On Toleration: With a Little Help from Kolakowski
Substack latest. I pose the question: Why is toleration a value?
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Christianity has civilized us . . .
. . . but it has also weakened us. Our virtues, which once were strengths, are now weaknesses. Some of our virtues have come to vitiate as much as some of our vices. We in the West no longer crucify malefactors or break them on the wheel. We now wring our hands, absurdly, over whether…
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Toleration Extremism: Notes on John Stuart Mill
Should absolutely all speech be tolerated? I return a negative verdict at Maverick Philosopher: Strictly Philosophical.
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Pakistani Humanist Denied UK Asylum . . .
. . . after failing to identify Plato! Holy Guacamole! (HT: Karl White) A Pakistani man who renounced his Muslim faith and became a humanist has had his application for asylum in the UK rejected after failing to correctly answer questions about ancient Greek philosophers. The Home Office said Hamza bin Walayat’s failure to identify…
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If Agreement is Out of Reach . . .
. . . then I think there are two conclusions to be drawn. The first is that we ought not allow into our midst individuals and groups with radically different values and commitments. The second is that we ought to be as tolerant as we can of the differences among those we do admit into…
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Equanimity, Arizona Style
The Brits may want to rethink their gun laws in the light of recent events. Katie Hopkins lays into Sadiq Khan, mayor of London. Keep calm and carry on? Keep calm, and carry one! By the way, are there any cities or towns in Muslim countries that have Christian or non-Muslim mayors or other government…
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The Incompatibility of Islam with the West
From an astute correspondent: So we come back to the concept of Sharia, which you rightly mentioned in one of your posts. This is really the thing where Islam stands out from other religions, the idea that religious belief should be the basis of law. Here I found Islamic Law: The Sharia from Muhammad's Time…