Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction. Approaching (im)politeness philosophically.- Part I. Social (im)politeness.- Chapter 2. Impoliteness and the human subject.- Chapter 3. Politeness as a social artistry.- Chapter 4. The social and epistemic benefits of polite conversations.- Part II. Normative (im)politeness.- Chapter 5. Mobile (im)politeness: The view from pragmatics.- Chapter 6. Polite strangers and ‘rude’ friends.- Chapter 7. The heart of politeness: Beyond social norms.- Part III. Emotional (im)politeness.- Chapter 8. Politeness, emotion and Aristotlean virtue.- Chapter 9. The epistemic value of politeness as a virtue.- Chapter 10. Politeness and tact in romantic love.- Part IV. Moral (im)politeness.- Chapter 11. Politeness and
Pietas as annexed to the virtue of justice.- Chapter 12. ‘An illusion of affability that inspires love’: Kant on the value and disvalue of politeness.- Chapter 13. The hermeneutics of (im)politeness.