ABSTRACT
The question addressed by the theories canvassed in this chapter and the next two is: what makes it possible for persons disposed to oppress or interfere with others to whom they are responsibly opposed to practise toleration by not acting on this opposition for principled reasons? More crudely, if opposition is heartfelt and genuine, how and when can toleration with respect to the object of opposition be practised? This chapter considers whether various forms of scepticism establish that toleration is possible and (within limits) required.
