Freedom of expression and tolerance in a polarized society: a historical-philosophical study from the perspective of Voltaire thinking
The present work seeks to trace a historical-philosophical panorama of how freedom of expression and tolerance were constituted through the historical landmarks of humanity, using as a guide the ideologies of philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, with a main focus on the thoughts o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) |
| Repositorio: | Research, Society and Development |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29764 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/29764 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Philosophy Right Voltaire Freedom of expression. Filosofía Derecho Libertad de expresión. Filosofia Direito Liberdade de expressão. |
| Sumario: | The present work seeks to trace a historical-philosophical panorama of how freedom of expression and tolerance were constituted through the historical landmarks of humanity, using as a guide the ideologies of philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, with a main focus on the thoughts of the illustrious Philosopher-Enlightenment François-Marie Arouet, known by the pseudonym Voltaire. We present, initially, a conceptual approach about the process of formation of freedom of expression. Next, we discuss Voltaire's "Treaty on Tolerance" and its respective impacts on society. Finally, we discuss democracy in a polarized society, using the Federative Republic of Brazil as the center of the approach. To this end, a historical-normative analysis was constituted about freedom of expression present in Brazilian history until the advent of the federal constitution of 1988. |
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