The Wrong of Rudeness by Amy Olberding - 9780190880965

The Wrong of RudenessLearning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy\nAuthor(s): Amy Olberding\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780190880965, 978-0190880965\nSynopsis\nIn a time of fractious politics, being rude can feel wickedly gratifying, while being polite can feel simple-minded or willfully nave. Do manners and civility even matter now? Is it worthwhile to make the effort to be polite? When rudeness has become routine and commonplace, why bother? When so much of public and social life with others is painful and bitterly acrimonious, why should anyone be polite? \n\nAs Amy Olberding argues, civility and ordinary politeness are linked both to big values, such as respect and consideration, and to the fundamentally social nature of human beings. Being polite is not just a nicety--it has deep meaning. Olberding explores the often overwhelming temptations to incivility and rudeness, and t.