Tolerance

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Social cohesion argument against tolerance and neutrality?
Society needs common set of values in order to survive, the law should thus support this- especially concerning things such as sex and the importance of the family. Baso they think if society is full of different values nowt to hold us together...
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Should the law be used to limit expression of materials other groups find offensive?
Pragmatic argument is that it should cos prevents conflict and violence. AVL's only if it actually harmed the person.
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How does tolerance undermine the values of a liberal society?
1)If the tolerated want to undermine because views aren't shared. 2) Tolerated may be intolerant of those in own group.
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Should the law promote a specific moral viewpoint?
Tories think so if the tolerance goes 'too far', believe its job of the law to uphold traditional morality.
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Coercion is ineffective?
Associated with John Locke, forcing people to change their religion is pointless belief is a thing in mind- tolerance is impractical.
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Intolerance undermines the peace of society?
Called a pragmatic argument, if we want a peaceful society accept that we don't all share values. We want to maintain the cohesion of society.
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Tolerance for autonomy?
People have the right to decide how to live, only reason to prevent is if they interfere in the lives of others.
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Is tolerance just about leaving people alone or does it mean we can't offend them?
Mill said we should be able to express whatever we want as long as we didn't interfere with their autonomy.
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Argument for tolerance based on fallibility?
Mill said we are all fallible and the best way to find out the truth was to let all opinions be debated without censorship.
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Pragmatic argument is that it should cos prevents conflict and violence. AVL's only if it actually harmed the person.

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Should the law be used to limit expression of materials other groups find offensive?

Card 3

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1)If the tolerated want to undermine because views aren't shared. 2) Tolerated may be intolerant of those in own group.

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Card 4

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Tories think so if the tolerance goes 'too far', believe its job of the law to uphold traditional morality.

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Card 5

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Associated with John Locke, forcing people to change their religion is pointless belief is a thing in mind- tolerance is impractical.

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