Civility in Politics and Education

Book Overview

This book examines the concept of civility and the conditions of civil disagreement in politics and education. Although many assume that civility is merely polite behavior, it functions to aid rational discourse. Building on this basic assumption, the book offers multiple accounts of civility and its contribution to citizenship, deliberative democracy, and education from Eastern and Western as well as classic and modern perspectives. Given that civility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138098787
• ISBN13: 9781138098787
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"