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Razmišljanje o toleranciji. O jednoj zanemarenoj temeljnoj vrijednosti demokratskoga ustavnog morala
Thoughts on Tolerance

Author(s): Werner Becker
Subject(s): Political Theory, Government/Political systems
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: democracy; moral; tolerance; europeization;

Summary/Abstract: The author claims there are various types of tolerance. He defines tolerance as a dispositional feature of human beings versus other human beings. The basic formula of democratic tolerance runs as follows: mutual tolerance is better than both the risks of tyranny due to intolerance and the risks of a civil war. It disguises the latent aggressiveness underlying our democratic societies. Dangerous developments have been detected for the future of European Union. It is faced with a choice: is it going to develop according in the direction of national states or the europeization of national states. The first leads into an increasing intolerance. The solution lies in tolerance which can be preserved by the europeization of democracy.

  • Issue Year: XXXII/1995
  • Issue No: 03+04
  • Page Range: 126-140
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Croatian
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