Teacher
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PIAZZA MARCO
(syllabus)
The course aims to present Voltaire's theory of tolerance by placing it in the context of Enlightenment thought and by outlining its main features through the analysis of the "Treatise on Tolerance" and comparing it with Voltaire's position on the Jews. The latter represents an interesting case study to show the limits of this theorisation in relation to Voltaire's question of whether a Jew can also be a philosophe. The course includes a brief introduction on Enlightenment theories of tolerance, a focus on Voltaire's theory of tolerance, an in-depth examination of Voltaire's position with respect to the Jews, and a concluding part dedicated to contextualising the issue of tolerance in contemporary times in order to offer insights into the enduring vitality of this concept.
(reference books)
Programme for Erasmus Students: 1. Volatire, Treatise on Tolerance, any editon 2. Marco Piazza, Voltaire against the Jews, or the Limits of Toleration, London, Palgrave, 2022. 3. Denis Lacorne, The Limits of Tolerance, engl transl., New York, Columbia University Press, 2019. A text to be chosen from: 4. Herbert Marcuse, Repressive Tolerance, any edition. 5. Michael Walzer, On Toleration, any edition.
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