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The paradox of tolerance arises when a tolerant person holds antagonistic views towards ''intolerance'', and hence is intolerant of it. The tolerant individual would then be by definition intolerant of intolerance. ==Discussions== Philosopher Karl Popper defined the paradox in 1945 in ''The Open Society and Its Enemies'' Vol. 1.〔Popper, Karl, ''The Open Society and Its Enemies, volume 1, The Spell of Plato,'' 1945 (Routledge, United Kingdom); ISBN 0-415-29063-5 978-0-691-15813-6 (1 volume 2013 Princeton ed.)〕 "Less well known is the ''paradox of tolerance'': Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." He concluded that we are warranted in refusing to tolerate intolerance: "We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant." In 1971, philosopher John Rawls concludes in ''A Theory of Justice'' that a just society must tolerate the intolerant, for otherwise, the society would then itself be intolerant, and thus unjust. However, Rawls also insists, like Popper, that society has a reasonable right of self-preservation that supersedes the principle of tolerance: "While an intolerant sect does not itself have title to complain of intolerance, its freedom should be restricted only when the tolerant sincerely and with reason believe that their own security and that of the institutions of liberty are in danger." In a 1997 work, Michael Walzer asked "Should we tolerate the intolerant?" He notes that most minority religious groups who are the beneficiaries of tolerance are themselves intolerant, at least in some respects. In a tolerant regime, such people may learn to tolerate, or at least to behave "as if they possessed this virtue".〔Walzer, Michael, ''On Toleration'', (New Haven: Yale University Press 1997) pp. 80-81 ISBN 0-300-07600-2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paradox of tolerance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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