The book consists of 30 chapters, which are divided into four parts in chronological order: ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and a new chapter in modern times. Each chapter focuses on a specific person or historical event, such as the death of Socrates, the Inquisition, the Crusades and so on. , tells the story of tolerance and intolerance in the history of human civilization.

The author reveals the tragedy caused by paranoia and absolute belief in the development of religion with a gentle style. The persecution of religious heresy by European churches has racked their brains to suppress alien forces. Many people died of inhuman torture in the religious struggle, even the bodies survived.

The book not only records the suffering of human beings in captivity, but also records many heroes who have made efforts for the cause of tolerance. Erasmus, rabelais, Montaigne, Severus, Spinoza, Voltaire, etc. Some of them sacrificed their lives, others devoted their lives, and they resisted the imprisoned thoughts with suspicion, which is a model of tolerance.

Long Fang believes that tolerance is just a utopia for modern people. He wrote in Tolerance: "As long as the world is still shrouded in terror, it is a complete waste of time to talk about the golden age and modernization."

He went on to say: "As long as intolerance is an indispensable part of our self-protection law, it is a crime to ask for tolerance." Tolerance is not connivance. To advocate tolerance here is to crack down on intolerant forces, "paranoia and mob spirit".

The book is intended to tell readers that "all people who fight for tolerance, regardless of their differences, have one thing in common: their beliefs are always accompanied by doubts;" They can honestly believe that they are right, but they can never turn their doubts into firm and absolute beliefs. "

What Long Fang opposes most is the spiritual and physical tyranny imposed on all believers and non-believers after the combination of secular power and spiritual belief. In his view, any absolute belief contains potential violence. Once faith finds its way to secular power, its tyrannical nature will be revealed.

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Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1882— 1944) is a Dutch-American, scholar, writer and historical geographer.

Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1882, is a popular writer whose works involve history, culture, civilization and science, and have many readers.

1882 65438+1October 14. Hendrik Willem Van Loon was born in a wealthy family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Father is a jeweler. Hendrik Willem Van Loon is the second and only boy. His sister's name is Elizabeth johanna Van Loon.

189 1 year, after my father and grandfather quarreled, my family and I moved to The Hague. Hendrik Willem Van Loon is under the guardianship of his uncle John Hanken. John Hanken is a surgeon, a connoisseur of painting and an amateur musician. His American wife, sarah parker, is a music teacher. Encouraged by his uncle, Long Fang became interested in history, painting and music, and learned to play the violin.

1900 mother died.

1902 immigrated to America with my uncle. Become a placement student at Cornell University.

1903 transferred to Harvard University and returned to Cornell University one year later because the tuition was too expensive.

1905 received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University. Later, he was recommended by President Andrew White as a correspondent of the Associated Press in new york and became a graduate student of Harvard University.

1906 married Eliza ingersoll Bardis (daughter of Henry Pickering Bardis, former dean of Harvard Medical School) who was born in a noble family in Boston. As an Associated Press reporter, I reported on the revolutions in Russia and Poland, especially the strike in front of the Winter Palace in Petersburg caused by the massacre of workers by the Tsar army. His new wife went to Warsaw and Petersburg with him.

19 1 1 received a doctorate in history from the University of Munich. Go back to America and stay in Washington.

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