Early Modern Skepticism and the Origins of Toleration

by Dan Mahoney

Book Overview

This collection of original essays by the nation's leading political theorists examines the origins of modernity and considers the question of tolerance as a product of early modern religious skepticism. Rather than approaching the problem through a purely historical lens, the authors actively demonstrate the significance of these issues to contemporary debates in political philosophy and public policy. The contributors to Early Modern Skepticism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739100246
• ISBN13: 9780739100240
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"