SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required cooperation, restraint, emotional awareness, and mutual respect. This three-part series explores how music, the arts, and cooking and dining together have quietly shaped civil societies […]
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Civility matters — or at least it should. In recent months, we have seen a rise in the opposite. From geopolitical upheaval to provincial mud-slinging and local tongue-lashings, our discourse is steeped in incivility. Following the recent tragedy in British Columbia, Canada’s political leaders stood together. The Governor General, the prime minister, and the leader […]
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SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required cooperation, restraint, emotional awareness, and mutual respect. This three-part series explores how music, the arts, and cooking and dining together have quietly shaped civil societies […]
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Three everyday practices that have taught humanity how to live together — long before we argued about how to do it. SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required […]
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