Alexandra Hudson on Civility in Politics, The Two Social Contracts, and The Limits of Politeness

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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