{"product_id":"on-civility-more-restorative-reflections-9781938462610","title":"On Civility: More Restorative Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of poetry centers on my reflections on the concepts surrounding civility, and writing the poems has been restorative to me and to my understanding of this ancient concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the traditional notion of manners and politeness (George Washington, \u003cem\u003eRules of Civility \u0026amp; Decent Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e, 1744), and continuing to the more subtle concepts of compassion, dignity, human value, human worth, forgiveness, and self-dignity, this collection is an attempt to understand and explain a concept that has varied over time and through different cultures. The concept is often connected with civilization and civil because they share the same root word, but civility is more active, basic, and personal. \"\u003cem\u003eBeing civil to one another is much more active and positive good than mere politeness or courtesy\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(\u003c\/strong\u003eRobert B. Pippin, \u003cem\u003eThe Persistence of Subjectivity\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to fully comprehend civility, one must reevaluate the status quo and build on the ancient principles of the interdependence of human beings (Dalai Lama, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Religion, \u003c\/em\u003e2011). Civility is, therefore, interconnected with compassion, justice, and humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important research question when contemplating civility is, \"When did human life become disposable, and can we reverse that belief?\" As much as civility is typically associated with qualities such as politeness and the display of good manners, contemporary social and political theorists have increasingly come to represent civic virtues such as tolerance, non-discrimination, and public reasonableness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivility is, therefore, \"more\" than good manners (Melanie White, An Ambivalent Civility, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Journal of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Stone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938462610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.23d","brand":"John-Robert Curtin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42875214332085,"sku":"9781938462610","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_70a0377e-397b-4adf-8219-d56e3b6375f2.jpg?v=1684815019","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-civility-more-restorative-reflections-9781938462610","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}