{"product_id":"the-limits-of-tolerance-9780231187152","title":"The Limits of Tolerance: Enlightenment Values and Religious Fanaticism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe modern notion of tolerance--the welcoming of diversity as a force for the common good--emerged in the Enlightenment in the wake of centuries of religious wars. First elaborated by philosophers such as John Locke and Voltaire, religious tolerance gradually gained ground in Europe and North America. But with the resurgence of fanaticism and terrorism, religious tolerance is increasingly being challenged by frightened publics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. In a wide-ranging argument that spans the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian republic, and recent controversies such as France's burqa ban and the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Tolerance\u003c\/i\u003e probes crucial questions: Should we impose limits on freedom of expression in the name of human dignity or decency? Should we accept religious symbols in the public square? Can we tolerate the intolerant? While acknowledging that tolerance can never be entirely without limits, Lacorne defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive. Awarded the Prix Montyon by the Acad駑ie Fran軋ise, \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Tolerance\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful reflection on twenty-first-century democracy's most fundamental challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denis Lacorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231187157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231187152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Denis Lacorne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321412382975,"sku":"9780231187152","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfbb6a1a-54c7-4a4f-aba1-151e0bffdca0.jpg?v=1696330759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-limits-of-tolerance-9780231187152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}