The Philosophy of (Im)politeness

This book explores what new light philosophical approaches shed on a deeper understanding of (im)politeness. There have been numerous studies on linguistic (im)politeness, however, little attention has been paid to its philosophical underpinnings. This book opens new avenues for both (im)politeness and philosophy. It contributes to a fruitful dialogue among philosophy, pragmatics, and sociology. This volume appeals to students and researchers in these fields.

Covers the social, normative, emotional, and moral dimensions of (im)politeness from a philosophical perspective Contributes to current hot topics and key issues within (im)politeness studies Advances human understanding of (im)politeness as essential to sociality, interaction, and existence

Autorentext

Chaoqun Xie is a professor at the School of English Studies, Zhejiang International Studies University, China. Internet pragmatics and (im)politeness are his current primary scholarly interests. His recent edited volumes include (Im)politeness and Moral Order in Online Interactions (John Benjamins, 2020), originally published as special issue of Internet Pragmatics 1:2 (2018), and Approaches to Internet Pragmatics: Theory and Practice (co-edited with Francisco Yus and Hartmut Haberland, John Benjamins, 2021).

Inhalt

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.