Lewisian Tolerance

In this work I examine the reasons offered by David Lewis in favor of tolerance in his works “Mill and Milquetoast” and “Academic Appointments: Why Ignore the Advantage of Being Right?” In the first section I expose and discuss the conception of tolerance that is the target of Lewis’s objections, na...

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Autor: Méndez Pinto, Emilio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Diánoia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2063
Acceso en línea:https://dianoia.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/dianoia/article/view/2063
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:utilitarismo
libertad de pensamiento
libertad de expresión
neutralidad
Mill
neutralism
freedom of expression
utilitarianism
freedom of thought
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Sumario:In this work I examine the reasons offered by David Lewis in favor of tolerance in his works “Mill and Milquetoast” and “Academic Appointments: Why Ignore the Advantage of Being Right?” In the first section I expose and discuss the conception of tolerance that is the target of Lewis’s objections, namely, the conception defended by J.S. Mill. In the second section I expose and discuss Lewis’s main reasons in favor of tolerance and the advantages that, according to Lewis, his position has in relation to that of Mill. In the third section I discuss some of the philosophical and political consequences that seem to follow from Lewis’s proposal and from his criticisms of Mill’s conception of tolerance.