Conservative Conversations with ISI
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Conservative Conversations with ISI
Alexandra Hudson on Civility in Politics, The Two Social Contracts, and The Limits of Politeness
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Intercollegiate Studies Institute
In this episode:
- Alexandra Hudson joins the podcast to talk about her new book, The Soul of Civility
- how Burke and Locke come together with the “vertical” and “horizontal” social compacts that capture the social and political relations of society
- the difference between politeness and civility, and the limits of politeness in our personal and political life
Texts Mentioned:
- The Soul of Civility by Alexandra Hudson
- A People’s Tragedy by Orlando Figes
- The Maxims of Ptahhotep
- Federalist 51 by James Madison
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Beyond Order: Twelve More Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
- On The Beautiful and the Sublime by Edmund Burke
- Civic Renaissance
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