TOLERANCE AND MODERN LIBERALISM

the fact that many societies have come to be constituted by autonomous and free individuals that have the capacity to choose their lives and the values that will guide them. In the middle of this panorama, tolerance plays an extremely important role for liberal thinking. Without tolerance, disagreements and conflicts will hardly coexist or be resolved in a peaceful manner. Liberals say that despite the fact that there is a plurality of values and diversity within the different lifestyles, we should tolerate all those who do not agree with our own. On this view, tolerance becomes a key element for the flourishing and progression of moral life. Yet, liberals should ask themselves