Civility and Civil Courage

Authors :: Klein, Daniel B.
Source :: Society. December, 2019, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p581, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Prompted by Emily Chamlee-Wright's fine essay 'Self-censorship and Associational Life in the Liberal Academy' (the symposium lead essay), I present a scheme that focuses on something that might not seem to fit Emily's focus on self-censorship. But after presenting my Scheme I will suggest that it does. My scheme focuses on the wrestling we engage in to alter the composite character of the communities we belong to. It turns out that one of the dimensions of dissimilitude within the community, a dimension to some extent beyond politics, is liberal arts affirmation versus solidaric political affirmation.<br />Author(s): Daniel B. Klein [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.22448.38, 0000 0004 1936 8032, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, , 22031, Fairfax, VA, USA Emily Chamlee-Wright (2019) presents the central dilemma: [...]