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..
In liberal democracies committed to tolerating diversity as well as disagreement, the loss of Civility in the public sphere seems critical