Blaga Blagoeva
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Stoyanka Georgieva
University of Economics – Varna
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2023-01-07
Abstract. The article analyzes the results of an author's survey among students from UNSS, Sofia and the University of Economics – Varna about the opinions, attitudes and perceptions of tolerance in the context of basic democratic values. The authors seek verification of three main hypotheses: (1) a high degree of tolerance among students regarding differences related to ethnicity, religion, race, political preferences, sexual orientation, regardless of their gender and university where they study; (2) supporting tolerance as a core democratic value, along with freedom,
equality, and justice, and (3) understanding tolerance is tied to the content students
put into the other three values – freedom, equality, and justice.
The results related to the understanding of tolerance, freedom, justice, equality are subject to interpretation; the self-assessment of tolerance; the assessment of the importance of tolerance in democracy.
The authors offer assessments and conclusions related to student attitudes and views on the need for further research.
Keywords: tolerance; freedom; equality; justice; student orientations
