Two good arguments for civility - and passion - in politics
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 Right"We are not enemies, but friends." In the Western tradition, one answer has been rooted in epistemology - the limits of knowledge. Citizens, in this view, should not be arrogant or intolerant about their political, moral and religious views because no one has the right to be certain of his or her views. What our public life needs is more ambiguity, agnosticism and detachment. The humble are less strident, more peaceful. This argument is made by a certain kind of campus relativist, who views t...