Civility / edited by Leroy S. Rouner.
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TextSeries: Boston University studies in philosophy and religion ; v. 21.Publication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2000.Description: xvii, 252 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0268022550
- 0268022569 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- JC337 .C58 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction / Leroy S. Rouner -- Pt. I. What is Civility? Is Civility a Virtue? / James Schmidt. Civic Meetings, Cultural Meanings / Lawrence Cahoone. Trust, Confidence, and the Problem of Civility / Adam B. Seligman. Beyond Courtesy / Adam McClellan. The Belligerence of Dogma / Stephen Toulmin -- Pt. II. The Civility Debate. The Ethical Status of Civility / Robert B. Pippin. Response to Robert B. Pippin / Daniel O. Dahlstrom. Are We Losing Our Virtue? / Alan Wolfe. Response to Alan Wolfe / Lawrence Cahoone. Civility and the Limits to the Tolerable / Edwin J. Delattre. Civility in the Family / Carrie Doehring -- Pt. III. Civility in Various Cultures. On Confucian Civility / Henry Rosemont, Jr. Harmony, Fragmentation, and Democratic Ritual / David B. Wong. Sacred Civilities / Ninian Smart. Making Peace / Virginia Straus.
"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.
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