{"product_id":"mere-civility-disagreement-and-the-limits-of-toleration-9780674241640","title":"Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are facing a crisis of civility, a war of words polluting our public sphere. In liberal democracies committed to tolerating active, often heated disagreement, the loss of this virtue appears critical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost modern appeals to civility follow arguments by Hobbes or Locke by proposing to suppress disagreement or exclude views we deem \"uncivil\" for the sake of social harmony. By comparison, \u003ci\u003emere \u003c\/i\u003ecivility--a grudging conformity to norms of respectful behavior--as defended by Rhode Island's founder, Roger Williams, might seem minimal and unappealing. Yet Teresa Bejan argues that Williams's outlook offers a promising path forward in confronting our own crisis, one that challenges our fundamental assumptions about what a tolerant--and civil--society should look like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Penetrating and sophisticated.\"\u003cbr\u003e--James Ryerson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Would that more of us might learn to look into the past with such gravity and humility. We might end up with a more (or mere) civil society, yet.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply admirable book: original, persuasive, witty, and eloquent.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jacob T. Levy, \u003ci\u003eReview of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A terrific book--learned, vigorous, and challenging.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Alison McQueen, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBejan, Teresa M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Teresa M. Bejan is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460666003730,"sku":"9780674241640","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e4a1b22-9880-44aa-a529-485a81222c82.jpg?v=1730044987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mere-civility-disagreement-and-the-limits-of-toleration-9780674241640","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}