Tolerance among the Virtues
Hardback
Main Details
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Tolerance among the Virtues
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John R. Bowlin
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:280 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Ethics and moral philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Philosophy of religion |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691169972
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| Classifications | Dewey:205.699 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
6 September 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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 p
Author Biography
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"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
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