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Tolerance : Experiments with Freedom in the Netherlands

Part of the Law and Philosophy Library Book Series (volume 124)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89346-4

ISBN: 978-3-319-89344-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 28, 2018

1 - 10 of 12 Chapters

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Introduction

Maris, Cees

Pages: 1 –32

[The introductory chapter presents the theoretical and conceptual framework of Tolerance: Experiments with Freedom in the Netherlands. The book concentrates on experiments with freedom and toleration in the Netherlands, which in the 1960s took the lead in a worldwide emancipation process. It was...
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Can We Learn from History? A Letter to Mr. John Locke, Philosopher

Maris, Cees

Pages: 33 –71

[This chapter outlines the history of freedom and toleration. It pays particular attention to the Dutch Golden Age that exemplified tolerance, a trendsetting pragmatic response to the problems of modern plural society. It addresses John Locke, who composed his A Letter Concerning Toleration...
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Sex, Morality and Law

Maris, Cees

Pages: 73 –110

[This chapter focuses on sexual legal morality and sexual ethics. In the erotic domain, Dutch practice provides an ideal testing ground for liberal theory. Since the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, the Netherlands has been in the vanguard of sexual emancipation, providing a unique opportunity to...
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My Story: Ascertaining the Truth in Cases of Incest

Maris, Cees

Pages: 111 –145

[This chapter discusses incest, a special case of sexual morality. The Netherlands belongs to the minority of European nations that have decriminalized incest between mature relatives. Dutch law only outlaws sex with minor relatives, in the same breath with prohibiting sex with non-relative...
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Dutch Weed and Logic

Maris, Cees

Pages: 147 –179

[In the 1970s the Netherlands took the global lead in a trend towards a liberal drug policy by decriminalizing the sale and consumption of small amounts of the ‘soft’ drugs marijuana and hashish. The aim was harm reduction. This tolerant policy sharply contrasts with the moralistic American ‘War...
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I Have No Regrets: Dutch Euthanasia

Maris, Cees

Pages: 181 –222

[The Netherlands was the first country to legalize voluntary euthanasia. Dutch law forbids euthanasia by another person, with the exception of a medical doctor. The physician has to meet requirements of due care, such as: the patient has made a voluntary and well-considered request, and suffers...
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One of Us: On Human Identity and Freaky Justice

Maris, Cees

Pages: 223 –257

[This chapter concerns marginalized groups, in particular human ‘freaks’ who used to make their living by exposing their abnormalities in circuses and at carnivals. Such ‘Very Special People’ stand out since they challenge human identity: a Bearded Lady challenges the distinction between male and...
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We Want Our Freedom: Slavery and Public Reason

Maris, Cees

Pages: 259 –295

[This chapter concerns state neutrality: it discusses the requirement of Public Reason in the light of the historical debate on the abolition of slavery. Public Reason demands that state force be based upon reasons that are acceptable to all reasonable citizens; arguments derived from particular...
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I Have Cleansed My Honour: Multiculturalism and the Dutch Pillar System

Maris, Cees

Pages: 297 –334

[This chapter discusses Dutch tolerance in relation to cultural minorities that endorse illiberal traditions. The influx of immigrants from foreign cultures raises two related questions. First, should the state accommodate cultural and ethnic minorities via special group-related rights to...
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Close the Borders!: Dutch Intolerance and Freedom of Speech

Maris, Cees

Pages: 335 –360

[This chapter discusses Dutch intolerance of immigrants in relation to the proper limits of free speech: should discriminatory speech be banned? The focus is on the trials involving the Dutch populist politician, Geert Wilders, who is an expert in Islam-bashing. Wilders presents his verbal...

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