Toleration as Recognition

This 2002 book advances a new conception of toleration as recognition, drawing on a revision of liberal theory.

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti (Author)

9780521619936, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 February 2005

252 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.36 kg

'This book will be warmly greeted by the many political theorists who celebrate the politics of identity and 'difference'.' Utilitas

In this 2002 book, Anna Elisabetta Galeotti examines the most intractable problems which toleration encounters and argues that what is really at stake is not religious or moral disagreement but the unequal status of different social groups. Liberal theories of toleration fail to grasp this and consequently come up with normative solutions that are inadequate when confronted with controversial cases. Galeotti proposes, as an alternative, toleration as recognition, which addresses the problem of according equal respect to groups as well as equal liberty to individuals. She offers an interpretation that is both a revision and an expansion of liberal theory, in which toleration constitutes an important component not only of a theory of justice, but also of the politics of identity. Her study will appeal to a wide range of readers in political philosophy, political theory, and law.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Liberal theories of toleration
2. The limits of liberal toleration
3. Toleration reconsidered
4. The Islamic veil in French schools
5. Should we tolerate racism?
6. Same-sex marriage
7. Toleration and identity politics
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Law [L], Political science & theory [JPA], Social & political philosophy [HPS]