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Mere Civility

Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration

Bibliographic Data

ID23156151
AuthorsTeresa M Bejan (0000-0003-3091-595X, corresponding author)
Year2017
Pages260
Publication date2017-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMere Civility (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherHarvard University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.4159/9780674972728
OpenAlexW4252815715
Open LibraryOL29809584M
ISBN9780674972728
LanguageEN
Citations received105

In liberal democracies committed to tolerating diversity as well as disagreement, the loss of civility in the public sphere seems critical. But is civility really a virtue, or a demand for conformity that silences dissent? Teresa Bejan looks at early modern debates about religious toleration for answers about what a civil society should look like.

Civility · Political science · Politics · European Political History Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Courtesy · Discussion · Forums (discussion and debate) · Freedom of speech · Toleration

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Unique citing works105
Citations per year13,13
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 104
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