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Module TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF TOLERATION

Module code: PH220
Credits: 5
Semester: 2
Department: PHILOSOPHY
International: Yes
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This course will investigate the concept of toleration, its importance but also its limits. We will start with developing the ideas of the political theorist Rainer Forst as a foundation. We will then proceed with a brief historical introduction, looking in particular at Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa and John Locke. These three exemplary figures illustrate how European thinkers tried to respond to the political-religious conflicts of their time, by using toleration as a means to engage with otherness in a peaceful manner while also emphasizing the limits of toleration. We will finish by looking at some contemporary philosophical reflections on the necessity of the limits of toleration by philosophers such as Habermas, Derrida, Kuauradi and Riceour. During the course of this module there will be a number of discussion sessions on contemporary social issues and the potential role of toleration.

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