Episode #043 ... Tolerance

Philosophize This!

Stephen West

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2014

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the podcast, we examine the true implications of tolerance and intolerance. First, we ask ourselves the inception-esque question of how tolerant we should be of intolerance, and find out that the answer may not be as simple as it seems. Next, we learn why intolerance was seen as a virtue during Voltaire’s time and discuss the paradox of tolerance. Finally, we consider the age-old question of the relative superiority of hot pockets and lean pockets, and think about the relationship between tolerance and the laws that govern our society. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.8	The episode today is kind of a weird one.
0:42.2	What I really want to do is talk about why tolerance was so important to Voltaire and the
0:46.5	Enlightenment thinkers and hopefully in that process we'll understand a little bit more about
0:50.7	ourselves and why we treat people the way that we do.
0:53.8	I want to start by asking questions as usual.
0:57.3	What comes to your mind when I say the word tolerance?
1:01.3	What comes to your mind when you think about how tolerant you are towards the beliefs of
1:05.2	other people and what you are personally willing to do in the name of ending intolerance
1:10.3	in the world around you?
1:12.4	What are you willing to do?
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