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Aug 27, 2018 · Civility is the demonstration of respect for people and society. This includes working productively with people to seek common ground and being able to disagree without disrespect. The following are illustrative examples.
- Structural Elements of Politeness
- Agential Elements of Politeness
- The Functionality of Politeness: Signalling and Social Cooperation
The social norms of politeness constitute its structural elements. These norms are generally based on social or cultural identities, as well as on social actors’ role(s) and context, and may reflect different degrees of formality depending on the situation. Social identity is a clear source of politeness norms. As individuals, we all occupy multipl...
In addition to the structural elements of politeness—i.e. the sources of social norms that define what it means to be polite—scholars must recognize the role of agency in acting politely. Not only do norms of politeness change and evolve, but individuals also need to navigate such norms. As one scholar observes, civility [as politeness] is the ‘pra...
The politeness dimension of civility serves an important function in social and political life. Acts of politeness can be used as a signal. For example, for Edyvane, civility as politeness represents a mode of interaction that displays or communicates a recognition of ‘one another as people among whom [we] must live’,56 through compliance with a pa...
Feb 11, 2022 · We then introduce a new distinction between the means and ends of civility that brings to light the hierarchical relationships between the different kinds of civility: civility as public-mindedness has priority over civility as politeness; and moral civility has priority over justificatory civility.
Sep 3, 2019 · All of these examples provide constructive ways to think about etiquette and civility that complicate the conflation of these concepts with the oppressive status quo’s deployment of them, and concrete examples of what ground can be won.
Jul 30, 2018 · We use the concept of civility as a lens that allows us to focus on moments where people try to understand what respect and restraint for each other might mean in the face of potential, and maybe radical, disagreement.
- Sharika Thiranagama, Tobias Kelly, Carlos Forment
- 2018
In the academic journal Philosophy & Public Affairs, Calhoun delineates civility as an element of dialogue that sheds light on "basic moral attitudes of respect, tolerance, and considerateness". [34] Calhoun considers civility to be one of the moral virtues that can differ from what is socially acceptable, since what is socially acceptable is ...
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This paper aims to offer concrete guidance for persons wishing to engage in acts of conscience in morally virtuous ways. I argue that such agents are subject to two basic prima facie duties: (i) duties to oneself related to demands of integrity and (ii) duties to others related to demands of civility.
