The boundaries and wider social relevance of the concepts of civility and politeness so carefully analysed here remain unprobed.
This article re-examines the role of civility and politeness in the writings of whig authors from 1688 to 1732.
Extending civility required institutions and regular processes - a state - to encourage local peace.
Forced labor (called, euphemistically, the 'dilution technique ') was a discipline necessary to set ' these degraded sub-humans ' on the path toward civility (p. 255).
Of these the chief were courage, loyalty, promise-keeping, and civility between enemies.
The animal advocate/ researcher debate explored in this issue is but one domain of contemporary life in which we have lost this balance of civility.
Many of the civilities and courtesies between enemies were personal rather than collective.
Singing and recitation gave texts body and - in the same way that civility disciplined the body - enabled educators to discipline reading itself.
