Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance

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Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance. / Tønder, Lars.

In: Political Theory, Vol. 41, No. 5, 1, 10.2013, p. 687-709.

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Tønder, L 2013, 'Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance', Political Theory, vol. 41, no. 5, 1, pp. 687-709. https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591713491504

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Tønder, L. (2013). Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance. Political Theory, 41(5), 687-709. [1]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591713491504

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Tønder L. Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance. Political Theory. 2013 Oct;41(5):687-709. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591713491504

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Tønder, Lars. / Spinoza and the Theory of Active Tolerance. In: Political Theory. 2013 ; Vol. 41, No. 5. pp. 687-709.

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abstract = "This paper considers the politics of tolerance through the lens of Spinoza{\textquoteright}s philosophy of immanence. The contention is that Spinoza{\textquoteright}s philosophy of immanence provides us with a better conceptualization of the relationship between tolerance and power, and that it in so doing reinvigorates a theory of active tolerance that, for the most part, has been lost in contemporary democratic theory. Spinoza{\textquoteright}s philosophy of immanence does so because it animates a sensorial orientation to politics, one that heightens our attention to the affective components of political life, enabling us to better theorize how all modes of existence, including the so-called passive ones, harbor a degree of power that can be mobilized for purposes that go beyond the “non-practice” highlighted by advocates and critics of tolerance in contemporary democratic theory. The paper develops this argument with ongoing reference to Marcuse{\textquoteright}s critique of tolerance. ",
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