Books by Rainer Forst
Toleranz im Konflikt
by Rainer Forst
This is a new book by Rainer Forst, who is a professor at the University of Frankfurt. He is part of a tradition of thinking there, which runs from Habermas, and Karl-Otto Apel, to Forst, who’s the third figure in this triumvirate. He tells me, jokingly, that it’s about toleration ‘from Jesus to Forst’, which explains why it’s 900 pages long; but, more seriously, it’s a book about the role of toleration in defusing, ameliorating and regulating conflict, and about conflicts within the idea of toleration itself.
(Currently being translated to English)
Interviews where books by Rainer Forst were recommended
The best books on Toleration, recommended by Timothy Stanton
Toleration is an ideal of conduct which involves putting up with something you find objectionable, says Professor Timothy Stanton. He chooses the best five books on toleration, from John Locke to more recent works.
