The clash of ideas often yields insults and increased divisiveness, but civility is more than mere polite behavior: it aids rational discourse in politics and education. This volume examines the contribution of civility to education, citizenship, and public discourse from Eastern and Western as well as classic and modern perspectives.
Part 1. The Problems of Civility and Incivility 1. Debunking Three Myths about Civility. Timothy C. Shiell 2. Epistemic Peers and Civil Disagreement. Kristin Schaupp 3. "Fuck You" and Other Salutations: Incivility as a Collective Action Problem. Mark Kingwell Part 2. Accounts of Civility 4. Communication and Civility. Megan J. Laverty 5. An Aristotelian Account of Civility. Howard J. Curzer 6. Civility and Magnanimity. Andrew Terjesen Part 3. Expanding Accounts 7. Filial Piety as a Path to Civility: The Confucian Project. Kam-por Yu 8. Neither Morality Nor Law: Ritual Propriety as Confucian Civility. Stephen C. Angle 9. Civility as a Condition of Citizenship. Alan Tomhave 10. Civility, Impartiality, and Cosmopolitanism. Laura Arcila Villa Part 4. Teaching Civility 11. Civility, Citizenship, and the Limits of Schooling. Harry Brighouse 12. Civility as Democratic Civic Virtue. Robert F. Ladenson 13. Authentic Civic Participation Requires Critical Thinking Methods that Work. Jeff Buechner 14. Competition in the Classroom: An Ideal for Civility. Paul Gaffney References. Contributors. Index.