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Here the danger of firm believers in one Truth is discussed. Active tolerance and passive disobedience are examined. It is resolutely stated that, in a deliberation, there ought to be no room for the intolerant or dogmatic.
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Boniolo, G. (2012). Beware of Those Who Think They Possess the Truth!. In: The Art of Deliberating. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31954-9_4
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