Mutual Tolerance, Ethics of Reconcilation and the Politics of Peaceful Co-existence
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2024-09
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Cogito Multidisciplinary Journal
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he paper interrogates the relevance of the principle of tolerance in the ethics of reconciliation and how the adoption of mutual tolerance argument can help to sustain peaceful coexistence in a pluralised multi - religious and complex political society. The claim that we live in a heterogeneous world with various ideologies, complex religious beliefs and cultural diversities is self-evident. Research has also shown that man is intrinsically wired to meaningfully survive and actualise potentials in the community of others as argued by Aristotle. Thus, there is a need for people with different interests to coexist and live in close proximity to one another despite the ir religion affiliation, political orientation and socio -c ultural differences that divide them. Meanwhile, clash of interests sometimes breeds division and differences which often results in conflicts among people. Essentially, the inevitability of conflic ts in the society necessitates the need for ethics of reconciliation. The paper argues that without mutual tolerance, reconciliation may be difficult if not impossible because complete reconciliation is often two -s ided. It further argues that peradventure reconciliation is possible, meaningful reconciliation that will lead to lasting peace will be impossible if mutual tolerance is not embraced. The paper concludes that if the principle of mutual tolerance is properly engaged, it has the moral capacity and t endency to mitigate challenges that bedevil reconciliation as well as moral issues that consistently stalled the creation of the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity across the globe .