21%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Tolerance among the Virtues
John R. Bowlin
€ 59.21
€ 46.81
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Tolerance among the Virtues
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB; HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 283 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
In a pluralistic society such as ours, tolerance is a virtue--but it doesn't always seem so. Some suspect that it entangles us in unacceptable moral compromises and inequalities of power, while others dismiss it as mere political correctness or doubt that it can safeguard the moral and political relationships we value. Tolerance among the Virtues provides a vigorous defense of tolerance against its many critics and shows why the virtue of tolerance involves exercising judgment across a variety of different circumstances and relationships--not simply applying a prescribed set of rules. Drawing inspiration from St. Paul, Aquinas, and Wittgenstein, John ... Read more
In a pluralistic society such as ours, tolerance is a virtue--but it doesn't always seem so. Some suspect that it entangles us in unacceptable moral compromises and inequalities of power, while others dismiss it as mere political correctness or doubt that it can safeguard the moral and political relationships we value. Tolerance among the Virtues provides a vigorous defense of tolerance against its many critics and shows why the virtue of tolerance involves exercising judgment across a variety of different circumstances and relationships--not simply applying a prescribed set of rules. Drawing inspiration from St. Paul, Aquinas, and Wittgenstein, John ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691169972
SKU
V9780691169972
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About John R. Bowlin
John R. Bowlin is the Robert L. Stuart Associate Professor of Philosophy and Christian Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Contingency and Fortune in Aquinas's Ethics.
Reviews for Tolerance among the Virtues
If all this hardheaded, disenchanted talk is getting you down, consider the refined and rarefied argument in Tolerance Among the Virtues.
James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Bowlin delivers here an extremely timely book... Detailed, exhaustive, and often highly nuanced.
Choice
James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Bowlin delivers here an extremely timely book... Detailed, exhaustive, and often highly nuanced.
Choice