RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Novotný, Zdeněk
T1 What Philosophy Owes to the Contemporary World
JF Civilia
YR 2016
VO 7
IS 2
SP 145
OP 151
DO 10.5507/civ.2016.021
UL https://civilia.upol.cz/artkey/civ-201602-0011.php
AB The article deals with the issue of toleration, as well as respect for man and humanity-anthropocentric features in European thinking; it refers to its most prominent moments and practical demonstrations in the history of Europe. In relation to the present-day situation of the human, it demonstrates that toleration and tolerance are just as topical today as they were in the past and that toleration can only function if based on a symmetrical relationship, i.e. a relationship based on mutual respect. To understand the above mentioned principles is one of the main task of philosophy.