Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
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Next on my reading list
"Against Civility: The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility"
Alex Zamalin
|https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50347774
@civility
@civilsociety
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#CritiqueOfPureTolerance
#civility
#CivilDiscourse
#CivilSociety
#kindness
#compassion
#racism
#RacialJustice
#theordealofcivility #theniceandthegood #critiqueofpuretolerance #civility #civildiscourse #civilsociety #kindness #compassion #racism #racialjustice
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 575 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.orgI like the idea of comparing the #nice with the #kind. (I'm assuming you mean "nice" in the 21st century sense, rather than the 18th century sense.) This can make for a more fruitful discussion of #ethics.
As for "good" being more subjective, I'm not sure what you mean, and would like to hear more about it. Caveat: I think you might get some arguments from Platonists!
@philosophy
@ethics
@languagelovers
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#kindness
#compassion
#good
#Nice #kind #ethics #theniceandthegood #theordealofcivility #kindness #compassion #good
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 567 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.orgWhat is the difference between the words "nice" and "good?"
#nice
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#civility
#kindness
#Compassion
#Virtue
@civilsociety
@civility
@languagelovers
#Nice #theniceandthegood #theordealofcivility #civility #kindness #compassion #virtue
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 567 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.orgSo is kindness a sort of luxury when we are experiencing bullying or fascism??
@ethics @kindness @compassion @philosophy @civilsociety @civility
#Kindness
#Compassion
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#CritiqueOfPureTolerance
#Bullying
#Fascism
#kindness #compassion #theordealofcivility #theniceandthegood #critiqueofpuretolerance #bullying #fascism
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 567 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.orgI'm doing my best to shift away from the word "nice" as I reflect on this. It's a word that has a fascinating history, but I'm not really interested in the 21st century concept of niceness.
#Kindness and #compassion are much more pressing issues.
(With apologies to Iris Murdoch, the author of "The Nice and the Good.")
@chiasm @philosophy @ethics @kindness @compassion @civilsociety @civility
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#CritiqueOfPureTolerance
#kindness #compassion #theordealofcivility #theniceandthegood #critiqueofpuretolerance
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 560 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.org
@ethics @kindness @compassion @philosophy @civilsociety @civility
#civility
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#TheNiceAndTheGood
#CritiqueOfPureTolerance
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056293.A_Critique_of_Pure_Tolerance?
#civility #theordealofcivility #theniceandthegood #critiqueofpuretolerance
Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn · @Deborah909
247 followers · 555 posts · Server social.overlappingmagisteria.org
Let's ponder this.
I believe in the value of #kindness and #compassion
However, I would never claim that they cost nothing. I would never claim that kindness and compassion always yield a desirable outcome, at least in the short term.
In a world where a #bully or a #fascist gains #privilege or #power, is there a place for kindness and compassion in fighting back?
@ethics
@kindness
@compassion
@philosophy
@civilsociety
@civility
#civility
#TheOrdealOfCivility
#kindness #compassion #bully #fascist #privilege #power #civility #theordealofcivility