Toleration, identity, and difference

In this collection of essays distinguished political philosophers discuss the problems of toleration which arise in multi-cultural and multi-racial society. They ask whether allegiance to the group should take priority over allegiance to the wider society, whether individual identity is formed by the community, and how the rival values of different groups are to be accommodated in liberal polities. The essays are accessible to the lay reader and will also be of interest to students of political philosophy, and cultural and social studies A topical and authoritative discussion of the problems of toleration which arrive in multi-cultural and multi-racial society, and focus their attention on the conflicts which can occur between minority cultures and the dominant society. They raise questions about the role of group membership in the formation of individual identity, the tensions which may arise between individual identity and allegiance to the group, and the possibility of resolving those tensions through dialogue. Taken as a whole, the collection aims to explore the justification of toleration in modern liberal political theory, and to investigate the implications of that theory for political practice. This collection of essays arises from a conference on toleration and difference held under the auspices of the Morrell Studies Programme at the University of York Front Matter....Pages i-xi Toleration, Identity and Difference....Pages 1-16 Toleration, the Moral Will and the Justification of Liberalism....Pages 17-37 Tolerance as a Virtue....Pages 38-64 Beliefs and Identities....Pages 65-86 Multicultural Citizenship, Identity and Conflict....Pages 87-102 Group Identities, National Identities and Democratic Politics1....Pages 103-125 The Politicisation of Difference: Does this Make for a More Intolerant Society?....Pages 126-145 Toleration and Deliberative Politics....Pages 146-162 The Logic of Intercultural Evaluation....Pages 163-197 Back Matter....Pages 198-200