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Zusatztext "Intelligible and interesting to the lay reader; yet scholarly enough for the professional ethicist! On Manners is Karen Stohr's elegant calling card. I trust that the other public intellectuals will return the visit by reading the book." -Howard Curzer! Texas Tech University"Drawing on Austen! Kant! and Seinfeld! blending powerful and precise thought with graceful and inviting prose! Karen Stohr has written a book that is not only wise! but warmly hospitable. When you read it! you'll learn just how very important that is." -James Nelson! Michigan State University Informationen zum Autor Karen Stohr is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she is also a Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Klappentext Karen Stohr draws primarily on Aristotle and Kant while referring to a wide range of cultural examples-from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm-to argue that good manners are an essential component of moral character. Zusammenfassung Karen Stohr draws primarily on Aristotle and Kant while referring to a wide range of cultural examples—from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm—to argue that good manners are an essential component of moral character. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Link Between Morality and Manners 3. Etiquette Expertise 4. Self-Presentation 5. Polite Lies 6. Giving and Receiving 7. Neighbors 8. Hospitality and Taste 9. Conclusion Bibliography
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1. Introduction 2. The Link Between Morality and Manners 3. Etiquette Expertise 4. Self-Presentation 5. Polite Lies 6. Giving and Receiving 7. Neighbors 8. Hospitality and Taste 9. Conclusion Bibliography
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"Intelligible and interesting to the lay reader; yet scholarly enough for the professional ethicist, On Manners is Karen Stohr's elegant calling card. I trust that the other public intellectuals will return the visit by reading the book." -Howard Curzer, Texas Tech University
"Drawing on Austen, Kant, and Seinfeld, blending powerful and precise thought with graceful and inviting prose, Karen Stohr has written a book that is not only wise, but warmly hospitable. When you read it, you'll learn just how very important that is." -James Nelson, Michigan State University
