This is an excellent summary of Karl Popper’s views on the limits of tolerance, in particular, the extent to which a tolerant society must tolerate the intolerant.
The next direct quote is an important one, a theory that I full support. The Austrian scientist and philosopher Karl Popper simply made much sense and non-more than his paradox of the concept of tolerance. If anything, much of how I judge radicalism is based on what is stated below in regards to dealing with intolerance. I do not hide the fact that I have cut and pasted that section direct from the Wikipedia’s item on Karl Popper (with reference links and all). I do so with full acknowledgement and appreciation for the excellent presentation and as per my practice, I recommend to everyone to read the biography of Popper on Wikipedia as a great start.
Before the quote, I should point out that I was reading about the Iranian-born Islamic-philospher Abdolkarim Soroush whom is a believer in Popper’s theories. It is ironic that Soroush, whom many consider as a philosopher of the…
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