Civility is a conversational virtue that governs how people talk to each other. How important is it in political life? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Teresa Bejan discusses this manner of speaking and writing and its history. We are grateful for sponsorship for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon patrons.
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That philosophy Bites is known for its robust but civil discussion.
And although on occasion we may offend, we don't set out to offend.
But what is it to be civil in discussion?
How does civility differ from politeness in our politically divisive times?
Do we need more civility or less?
Theresa Bajan is a well mannered political theorist at Oxford University.
Theresa Beijan, welcome to philosophy bites.
Thanks for having me.
The topic we're going to talk about is civility.