SOSC 3375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jeremy Waldron, Religious Persecution
9 Mar 2017
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John locke: toleration, morality, and rationality: by political philosopher susan mendus, defends locke"s emphasis on the obligations of the magistrates, argues that locke is concerned with the rationality of tolerance rather than seeing it as a moral good. I. e. an indirect argument for the rationality of tolerance: reasons for this (indirect) argument: Questions for waldron article: waldron"s article focuses on the irrationality of attempting to induce religious belief. Why does waldron think that this aspect of locke"s argument is a key element in being able to dissuade someone from religious intolerance or persecution: waldron describes locke"s position on toleration as a negative one. I. e. emphasis on choice and the ability to make right choices: unlike mill, locke doesn"t subscribe to an ideal of a good society. I. e. we have an obligation to behave rationally, even if we aren"t believers ourselves.
