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This book examines the concept of civility and the conditions of civil disagreement in politics and education. Although many assume that civility is merely polite behavior, it functions to aid rational discourse. Building on this basic assumption, the book offers multiple accounts of civility and its contribution to citizenship, deliberative democracy, and education from Eastern and Western as well as classic and modern perspectives. Given that civility is essential to all aspects of public life, it is important to address how civility may be taught. While much of the book is theoretical, contributors also apply theory to practice, offering concrete methods for teaching civility at the high school and collegiate levels. This book is divided into four parts. Part I, The Problems of Civility and Incivility, contains the following: (1) Incivility as a Tragedy of the Commons (Mark Kingwell); (2) Epistemic Peers and Civil Disagreement (Kristin Schaupp); and (3) Debunking Three Myths about Civility (Timothy Shiell). Part II, Accounts of Civility, contains the following: (4) Communication and Ordinary Civility (Megan Laverty); (5) An Aristotelian Account of Civility (Howard Curzer); and (

Author

Deborah S. Mower and Wade L. Robison

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 7625 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042. Tel: 800-634-7064; Fax: 800-248-4724; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.routledge.com

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781136576089

Subjects

Political Science, Philosophy, Education