This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 203.118.187.43 (talk) at 08:47, 19 September 2013 (Undid revision 568653354 by 62.235.205.204 (talk) The text was correct the way it was before). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 08:47, 19 September 2013 by 203.118.187.43 (talk) (Undid revision 568653354 by 62.235.205.204 (talk) The text was correct the way it was before)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) The 1969 Beacon Press edition | |
| Author | Robert Paul Wolff, Barrington Moore, Jr., Herbert Marcuse |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Publication date | 1965 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 123 |
A Critique of Pure Tolerance is a 1965 book by Robert Paul Wolff, Barrington Moore, Jr., and Herbert Marcuse. The book consists of three papers, "Beyond Tolerance" by Robert Paul Wolff, "Tolerance and the Scientific Outlook" by Barrington Moore, Jr. and "Repressive Tolerance" by Herbert Marcuse.
Writing in 1970, Maurice Cranston called it Marcuse's most popular and disturbing work to date. According to Cranston, Marcuse argues that the ideal of tolerance belongs to a liberal, democratic tradition that has become exhausted. Liberal society is based on a form of domination so subtle that the majority accept and even will their servitude. Marcuse believes that under such conditions tolerance as traditionally understood serves the cause of domination and that a new kind of tolerance is therefore needed: tolerance of the Left, subversion, and revolutionary violence, combined with intolerance of the Right, existing institutions, and opposition to socialism.
References
- Cranston, Maurice (1970). Cranston, Maurice (ed.). The New Left. London: The Bodley Head Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0 370 00397 7.
See also
 | This article about a philosophy-related book is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This article about a political book is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |