Definicje i granice tolerancji

• Authors: Wolak Zbigniew

Title variants

EN

Definitions and limits of tolerance

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

Tolerance is very important in modern society, philosophy and theology, but it is not easy to define the notion of tolerance. Sometimes we can use our intuitive notion but very often this way of using it in a philosophical or even practical discourse can increase a danger of misunderstanding. I want to present a trial of a more specific definition of the notion of tolerance as a relation between some variables. The basic definition is: Tol(x,n,y,z,o), which can be read: the person x tolerates in grade n person y in area z and in circumstances o. Starting from this basic definition, I will present and analyze some examples which can help to better understand the meaning of different kinds of tolerance. These examples also encourage us to extend proposed definitions in order to capture different meanings of tolerance. In addition, they describe such oc currences which are similar to tolerance but in fact they are beyond the typical meaning of its notion. I also propose some remarks about a theory of tolerance. In this theory, I show how we can move the line between theory and the notion of tolerance and other notions and theories. At the end of the paper, there is an example concerning the Catholic Church and its tolerance in some difficult matters. It explains how the Church is intolerant in moral teaching; however, can be more tolerant than other institutions in the practice of tolerance.

Keywords

EN

tolerance; definitions of tolerance; limits of tolerance

• Publisher: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej, Instytut Teologiczny im. Jana Kantego w Bielsku-Białej, Książnica Beskidzka
• Journal: Świat i Słowo
• Year: 2009
• Volume: Świat i Słowo 2009, nr 1 (12)
• Pages: 37-50

Dates

published

2009-06

Contributors

author

Wolak Zbigniew

• Papieska Akademia Teologiczna w Krakowie, Kanonicza 9, 31-002 Kraków

References

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Identifiers

ISSN

1731-3317