True Tolerance: Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment

by J. Budziszewski

Book Overview

In contemporary liberal thought, "tolerance" has come to be redefined as a synonym for ethical neutrality: refusal to judge among competing views of goods and evils. The result of this extreme relativism has been a foundations crisis in law, politics, education, and other areas of social life. In this lucidly written and brilliantly argued volume, J. Budziszewski attempts to reserve the self-destruction of modern liberalism by showing that true tolerance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765806665
• ISBN13: 9780765806666
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"