Civility (v. 21)

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 Carrie 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. There seems to be a consensus that the lack of civility is, indeed, an increasing problem, that it is more than a class issue of manners; and that its current loss is troubling for contemporary society.

ISBN 0268022569   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780268022563 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 426 Publisher University of Notre Dame Press   Published in Notre Dame IN Imprint University of Notre Dame Press   Series ISSN 20 Format Paperback   Series title Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion Publication date 28 Feb 2001   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress 99059811   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 177   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 272

		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		Contributors
		Introduction by Leroy S. Rouner		1
Pt. I		What is Civility?
		Is Civility a Virtue? by James Schmidt		17
		Civic Meetings, Cultural Meanings by Lawrence Cahoone		40
		Trust, Confidence, and the Problem of Civility by Adam B. Seligman		65
		Beyond Courtesy by Adam McClellan		78
		The Belligerence of Dogma by Stephen Toulmin		94
Pt. II		The Civility Debate
		The Ethical Status of Civility by Robert B. Pippin		103
		Response to Robert B. Pippin by Daniel O. Dahlstrom		118
		Are We Losing Our Virtue? by Alan Wolfe		126
		Response to Alan Wolfe by Lawrence Cahoone		142
		Civility and the Limits to the Tolerable by Edwin J. Delattre		151
		Civility in the Family by Carrie Doehring		168
Pt. III		Civility in Various Cultures
		On Confucian Civility by Henry Rosemont, Jr.		187
		Harmony, Fragmentation, and Democratic Ritual by David B. Wong		200
		Sacred Civilities by Ninian Smart		222
		Making Peace by Virginia Straus		229
		Author Index		247
		Subject Index		251

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