Civility /
Civility /
edited by Leroy S. Rouner.
- Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2000.
- xvii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
- Boston University studies in philosophy and religion ; v. 21 .
- Boston University studies in philosophy and religion ; v. 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction / What is Civility? Is Civility a Virtue? / Civic Meetings, Cultural Meanings / Trust, Confidence, and the Problem of Civility / Beyond Courtesy / The Belligerence of Dogma / The Civility Debate. The Ethical Status of Civility / Response to Robert B. Pippin / Are We Losing Our Virtue? / Response to Alan Wolfe / Civility and the Limits to the Tolerable / Civility in the Family / Civility in Various Cultures. On Confucian Civility / Harmony, Fragmentation, and Democratic Ritual / Sacred Civilities / Making Peace / Leroy S. Rouner -- James Schmidt. Lawrence Cahoone. Adam B. Seligman. Adam McClellan. Stephen Toulmin -- Robert B. Pippin. Daniel O. Dahlstrom. Alan Wolfe. Lawrence Cahoone. Edwin J. Delattre. Carrie Doehring -- Henry Rosemont, Jr. David B. Wong. Ninian Smart. Virginia Straus. Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III.
"Are Americans less civil than they used to be? If so, is that a bad thing? Perhaps we are just learning to be more honest. And what does civility mean? Is it just good manners? Or is civility a question of morality?". "In this lively conversation on an increasingly significant theme, major philosophers and religious scholars argue the issue on three levels. The first is manners: Henry Rosemont argues the Confucian case that manners are the substance of social relations, while Edwin Delattre and Adam Seligman believe that the issue is deeper than that; and the sociologist Alan Wolfe is persuaded that we are not less civil or ill-mannered than our predecessors. Secondly, as a social issue, James Schmidt, Lawrence Cahoone, and Adam Seligman turn to questions of structure and meaning in a civil society; Ninian Smart, David Wong, and Virginia Straus put the issue in a cross-cultural context; Stephen Toulmin describes the corruption of civility by dogmatism; and Carrier Doehring warns that civility may be a barrier to honest communication in family life. Finally, the metaphysical and religious dimensions of civility are explored by Robert Pippin, Adam McClellan, and Daniel Dahlstrom."--BOOK JACKET.
0268022550 0268022569 (pbk. : alk. paper)
99059811
Civil society.
Courtesy.
JC337 / .C58 2000
177/.1
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction / What is Civility? Is Civility a Virtue? / Civic Meetings, Cultural Meanings / Trust, Confidence, and the Problem of Civility / Beyond Courtesy / The Belligerence of Dogma / The Civility Debate. The Ethical Status of Civility / Response to Robert B. Pippin / Are We Losing Our Virtue? / Response to Alan Wolfe / Civility and the Limits to the Tolerable / Civility in the Family / Civility in Various Cultures. On Confucian Civility / Harmony, Fragmentation, and Democratic Ritual / Sacred Civilities / Making Peace / Leroy S. Rouner -- James Schmidt. Lawrence Cahoone. Adam B. Seligman. Adam McClellan. Stephen Toulmin -- Robert B. Pippin. Daniel O. Dahlstrom. Alan Wolfe. Lawrence Cahoone. Edwin J. Delattre. Carrie Doehring -- Henry Rosemont, Jr. David B. Wong. Ninian Smart. Virginia Straus. Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III.
"Are Americans less civil than they used to be? If so, is that a bad thing? Perhaps we are just learning to be more honest. And what does civility mean? Is it just good manners? Or is civility a question of morality?". "In this lively conversation on an increasingly significant theme, major philosophers and religious scholars argue the issue on three levels. The first is manners: Henry Rosemont argues the Confucian case that manners are the substance of social relations, while Edwin Delattre and Adam Seligman believe that the issue is deeper than that; and the sociologist Alan Wolfe is persuaded that we are not less civil or ill-mannered than our predecessors. Secondly, as a social issue, James Schmidt, Lawrence Cahoone, and Adam Seligman turn to questions of structure and meaning in a civil society; Ninian Smart, David Wong, and Virginia Straus put the issue in a cross-cultural context; Stephen Toulmin describes the corruption of civility by dogmatism; and Carrier Doehring warns that civility may be a barrier to honest communication in family life. Finally, the metaphysical and religious dimensions of civility are explored by Robert Pippin, Adam McClellan, and Daniel Dahlstrom."--BOOK JACKET.
0268022550 0268022569 (pbk. : alk. paper)
99059811
Civil society.
Courtesy.
JC337 / .C58 2000
177/.1