Tolerance: Popularity Doesn’t Equal Correctness (John Stuart Mill) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Tolerance in liberalism
Tolerance in liberalism
Truth not determined by popularity
Mill's 1859 text on liberty
Mill's 1859 text on liberty
On Liberty
Marketplace of ideas
Marketplace of ideas
Free exchange of ideas to test beliefs & reach truth
Equal moral worth
Equal moral worth
All individuals have same rights & opportunities
Mill's experiments in living
Mill's experiments in living
Individuals free to pursue unique life paths
Benefit of experiments in living
Benefit of experiments in living
Enriches society, allows people to realise potential
Liberal view on cultural diversity
Liberal view on cultural diversity
Support cultural pluralism & multi-ethnic societies
Practices liberals won't tolerate
Practices liberals won't tolerate
Forced marriages & FGM (harm principle)
Limit of free speech
Limit of free speech
Cannot incite hatred or violence
Private sphere (Mill)
Private sphere (Mill)
Space free from govt intrusion for thoughts & ideas
Whistleblowers in digital age context
Whistleblowers in digital age context
Edward Snowden & Julian Assange
Mill on silencing minority opinion
Mill on silencing minority opinion
Cannot justify silencing 1 dissenting voice
Core limit on tolerance
Core limit on tolerance
Actions must not harm others