On Tolerance and Acceptance of the Other

In this text, the problem of tolerance is discussed in the light of recent works of Umberto Eco and Stefan Afloroaei. The author argues that in the case of tolerance, the success lies not in tolerating the other, (not even in the weaker sense of the word), but rather in accepting him. The acceptance...

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1. VerfasserIn: Gavriluţă, Nicu 1963- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: CEEOL [2002]
In: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
Jahr: 2002, Band: 1, Heft: 3, Seiten: 22-27
RelBib Classification:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen
weitere Schlagwörter:B Eco
B Eliade
B Girard
B Tolerance
B dictatorship of the minority
B Alterity
B mentalities
B Afloroaei
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Zusammenfassung:In this text, the problem of tolerance is discussed in the light of recent works of Umberto Eco and Stefan Afloroaei. The author argues that in the case of tolerance, the success lies not in tolerating the other, (not even in the weaker sense of the word), but rather in accepting him. The acceptance of the Other is the complete and powerful meaning of tolerance. Accep- tance ends where the very presence of the concept of tolerance is undermined and compromised by its history of colonialism and exploitation. Therefore, the primary solution to understand and apply tolerance is the recognition of alterity, in an inner and outer meaning alike.
ISSN:1583-0039
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies