Історіографія феномену толерантності в науковій літературі

Abstract

In the article the analysis of scientific approaches to the historiography of the TOLERANCE concept, the phenomenon transformation understanding in the Europeancultural tradition is considered. The changes in the interpretation of tolerance from antiquity to the present are highlighted. The emergence of a cultural tolerancephenomenon and the adoption of this category in politics and legal practice are interpreted as one of the answers to the question of the possibilities of preventingconflicts. Historically, the phenomenon of TOLERANCE refers to the prohibition of religious discrimination, which was later supplemented by a ban on ethnic discrimination. Today, this term is used to denote a wide range of tolerant attitudes towards a social group or political party or ideas that many consider to be inappropriate; loyalty in the assessment of other people’s behavior, readiness for understanding and cooperation in solving issues of interpersonal group and interethnic interaction. The effectiveness of tolerance depends on the type of dominant consciousness chosen by society: the mythological, religious, secular or scientific and public. The phenomenon of tolerance is organically linked with the communicative processes of interpersonal interaction.The article deals with the phenomenon of TOLERANCE and the variety of its definitions contained in scientific research. Today, the issue of tolerance becomes particularly relevant as it requires the search for strategies for thinking and activities that would contribute to establishing a common opinion on contradictions based on mutual understanding, moral responsibility and respect for human rights.