MODERN SOCIAL APPROACHES TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOLERANCE

Keywords: social tolerance, intergroup relations, social institutions, civil society, global transformation

Abstract

An important issue in the article is the historical and modern approach to the problem of social tolerance, tracking the historical stages of its development and the current situation. Here it is necessary to distinguish between social tolerance as a phenomenon and a concept. Tolerance, acceptance of diversity – this is the principle of coexistence in intergroup, intercultural relations. Social tolerance ensures stable peaceful interaction of people, public associations and subjects with common and specific views, beliefs and cultures. Although social “tolerance” is a word of Latin origin and is translated into our language as “endurance”, its translation in this sense does not fully cover the content of the concept. Because the word “endurance” has a negative connotation and is essentially a must. This is why tolerance cannot be equated with endurance. The fact that the term “social tolerance” is translated into different languages according to its meaning, for example, “restraint”, “patience”, in our opinion, is a more accurate translation and more adequately reflects its content. In general, the peculiarity of tolerance in intercultural relations is that it acts as a characteristic of a person and a form of self-reflection. Tolerance is a way of dialogue in the presence of foreign, other cultures. The culture of tolerance, which is an integral part of the general culture of the individual, is a philosophical phenomenon and has a broader meaning than the concept of “restraint”.

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Author Biography

Nigar A. Huseynova, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences; 115, H. Javid Avenue, AZ1073, Baku, Azerbaijan

PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor, Doctoral Student at the Institute of Philosophy of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

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Published
2020-12-30
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Huseynova, N. A. (2020). MODERN SOCIAL APPROACHES TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOLERANCE. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series Philosophy. Philosophical Peripeteias, (63), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2020-63-6
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