Conservative Conversations with ISI

Alexandra Hudson on Civility in Politics, The Two Social Contracts, and The Limits of Politeness


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In this episode:

  • Alexandra Hudson joins the podcast to talk about her new book, The Soul of Civility
  • how Burke and Locke come together with the “vertical” and “horizontal” social compacts that capture the social and political relations of society
  • the difference between politeness and civility, and the limits of politeness in our personal and political life

Texts Mentioned:

  • The Soul of Civility by Alexandra Hudson
  • A People’s Tragedy by Orlando Figes
  • The Maxims of Ptahhotep
  • Federalist 51 by James Madison
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Beyond Order: Twelve More Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
  • On The Beautiful and the Sublime by Edmund Burke
  • Civic Renaissance

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