The Political Ideal of Toleration in the Work of Pufendorf, Locke and Rawls

Abstract

This paper examines the political ideal of toleration in the work of Samuel Pufendorf, John Locke and John Rawls. The paper contrasts a non-liberal conception of toleration with a liberal conception of toleration. The paper was originally given as a lecture and provides an introduction to thinking about the political ideal of toleration.