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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Karen StohrPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780415875387ISBN 10: 0415875382 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 11 November 2011 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Link Between Morality and Manners 3. Etiquette Expertise 4. Self-Presentation 5. Polite Lies 6. Giving and Receiving 7. Neighbors 8. Hospitality and Taste 9. Conclusion BibliographyReviewsIntelligible and interesting to the lay reader; yet scholarly enough for the professional ethicist, On Manners is Karen Stohr's elegant calling card. I trust that the other public intellectuals will return the visit by reading the book. -Howard Curzer, Texas Tech University Drawing on Austen, Kant, and Seinfeld, blending powerful and precise thought with graceful and inviting prose, Karen Stohr has written a book that is not only wise, but warmly hospitable. When you read it, you'll learn just how very important that is. -James Nelson, Michigan State University Intelligible and interesting to the lay reader; yet scholarly enough for the professional ethicist, On Manners is Karen Stohr's elegant calling card. I trust that the other public intellectuals will return the visit by reading the book. --Howard Curzer, Texas Tech University Drawing on Austen, Kant, and Seinfeld, blending powerful and precise thought with graceful and inviting prose, Karen Stohr has written a book that is not only wise, but warmly hospitable. When you read it, you'll learn just how very important that is. --James Nelson, Michigan State University Author InformationKaren Stohr is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she is also a Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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