A Letter Concerning Toleration

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:A Letter Concerning TolerationISBN13:9781495323171ISBN10:149532317XAuthor:Locke, John (Author)Description:John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration Is One Of The Most Under-Appreciated Texts In The Liberal Tradition Of Political Philosophy The Subject Of The Letter Is Specifically Religious Toleration, But Locke's General Argument For Toleration Is Also Applicable To Issues Of More Modern Concern This Is Not A State Of License, In That The Civil Government Does Not Actively Promote A Variety Of (Or For That Matter, Any) Religious Practices, But It Is A State Of Negative Liberty, In Which The State Remains Neutral To The Religious Content Of Religious Worship Specific Sects Or Acts Of Worship Can Be Banned If They Are Prejudicial To Other Men's Rights Or They Break The Public Peace Of Societies, But They Cannot Be Banned On Religious Grounds Some Critics Have Argued That Locke's Letter Is No Longer Very Relevant: He Deals Only With Religious Toleration, And Religious Toleration Is Widely Accepted And Practiced In The Modern Western World However, The Historical Context Of The Letter Suggests It Retains Its Relevance In Locke's Day, Religion Was Not The Dormant Issue It Is Today; Rather It Was The Most Controversial Issue Of Public Debate Before Locke, Toleration Was Just Something The Underdog Wished For In Order To Survive Until He Gained Power Over Everyone Else Locke, However, Goes Beyond This Pettiness And Creates A Theoretical Defense Of Toleration As An Extension Of His Political Theory While Locke Probably Did Not Imagine The Controversial Issues Of Political Debate Today, The Broad Basis For His Defense Of Religious Toleration Implicitly Justifies Other Sorts Of Social Toleration In The Modern World If A State Is Created For The Purposes And By The Methods Locke Suggests In His Second Treatise, Then The Men Who Consent To Form Such A State Retain A Significant Negative Liberty Of Belief And Action Any Of These Beliefs Or Actions Must Be Tolerated By The State Unless They Fail Locke's Criteria For Religious Toleration, Namely, Unless They Are Prejudicial To Other Men's Rights Or They Break The Public Peace Of Societies If Possible, I Would Recommend Trying To Find A Copy Of The Routledge Edition Of This Work (Ed Horton & Mendus), Which Includes Critical Reactions To Locke's Letter However, Currently Lists It As Out Of Print Whatever Edition You Can Find Is Worth Reading: The Need For Toleration Is As Great In Our Own Time As It Was In John Locke's, And His Contribution To The Debate Is Likewise As Valuable Now As It Was Then Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2014-01-26Weight:0.22 lbsDimensions:0.14'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:66Language:English

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