Existential Characteristics of Tolerance

The article attempts to reveal personal existential characteristics of tolerance. The author tries to find answers to the following questions: At what moment could tolerance emerge in individual interaction? What are the main preconditions for tolerant attitude towards the Other? How does the tolerance influence the process of communication? The analysis shows that tolerant (or intolerant) attitude towards the Other is being formed in the process of his/her direct perception (experience) and precedes the situation of communication.

tolerance, communication, the Other, social perception, experience, social identity, personal identity, communication psychology