Virtue and Voice: Habits of Mind for a Return to Civil Discourse

Title

Virtue and Voice: Habits of Mind for a Return to Civil Discourse

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School/Department

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Description

Many Americans think public manners and behavior have deteriorated, especially in public discourse about polarized political, moral, and cultural issues. But democracy and cultural progress require a robust civility in public discourse if they are to be successful endeavors. Our sharply divided world is in great need of a civility that facilitates respect, honor, and kindness toward ideological opponents. The contributors to this edited volume represent philosophical, theological, psychological, historical, and sociological perspectives, providing analysis of intellectual virtue and vice as well as explorations of their application to specific problems in contemporary society. In acknowledging the current climate of contentious and ineffective civil discourse, Virtue & Voice highlights how the cultivation of intellectual virtue can renew our voices and heal the broken state of our public discourse.

Keywords

Pollitical culture; Courtesy--Political aspects

ISBN

978-1684261703

Publication Date

9-24-2019

Document Type

Book

Publisher

Abilene Christian University Press

City

Abilene

Disciplines

Other Philosophy | Philosophy

Virtue and Voice: Habits of Mind for a Return to Civil Discourse


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