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We hope that Philosophy Bites is known for its robust but civil discussion,

and although on occasion we may offend, we don't set out to offend. But what is it to be civil in discussion? How does

civility differ from politeness? In our politically divisive times, do we need more civility

or less? Theresa Bejan is a well-mannered

political theorist at Oxford University. Theresa Bejan, welcome to

Philosophy Rights. Thanks for having me. The topic we're going to talk about is civility.

Maybe you could begin by just telling us what you mean by civility.

Well, that's an excellent question and one of the funny things about popular and also philosophic discussions about civility is how very rarely people really seem to want to answer it.

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