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	Podcast:		TED Talks Daily
	Episode:		Is civility a sham? \| Teresa Bejan
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:13:53
	Publish Date:		2018-11-14 09:56:26
	Description:		What exactly is civility, and what does it require? In a talk packed with historical insights, political theorist Teresa Bejan explains how civility has been used as both the foundation of tolerant societies and as a way for political partisans to silence and dismiss opposing views. Bejan suggests that we should instead try for "mere civility": the virtue of being able to disagree fundamentally with others without destroying the possibility of a common life tomorrow. (This talk contains mature language.)
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