In this episode, I chat with Alexandra Hudson, writer, popular speaker, founder of Civic Renaissance, a publication and intellectual community dedicated to beauty, goodness and truth, and author of The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves, a forthcoming book from St. Martin’s Press.

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Highlights

* What Lexi’s newsletter, Civic Renaissance, is about

* The central message of her new book, The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves

* What is the difference between civility and politeness? 

* Why classics are still important today

* Whether you need a philosophy or classics degree to benefit from classical wisdom

* What's happened to civility today?  How can we restore civil discourse?

* About Lexi’s Storytelling and the Human Condition elearning course

* What can great stories across different cultures tell us about our lives?

Links

* Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson

* Alexandra Hudson

* The Soul of Civility on Macmillan’s website

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