The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It
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The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It is a non-fiction book by social critic Os Guinness arguing for the restoration of civil public discourse as essential to the health of modern democratic societies.
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| The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7274813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It Context triple: [Os Guinness, notableWork, The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It]
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The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
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The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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D.
The Age of Empathy
The Age of Empathy is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the evolutionary roots of empathy and cooperation in animals and humans.
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E.
The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, with extensive historical and statistical evidence, that violence has declined over long stretches of human history and explores the psychological and social forces behind this trend.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It Target entity description: The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It is a non-fiction book by social critic Os Guinness arguing for the restoration of civil public discourse as essential to the health of modern democratic societies.
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A.
The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
-
B.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
-
C.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
-
D.
The Age of Empathy
The Age of Empathy is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the evolutionary roots of empathy and cooperation in animals and humans.
-
E.
The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, with extensive historical and statistical evidence, that violence has declined over long stretches of human history and explores the psychological and social forces behind this trend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
civil public discourse
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framework for respectful disagreement ⓘ |
| argues |
civility is essential to the health of democratic societies
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culture wars are damaging to democracy ⓘ freedom of conscience must be protected for all ⓘ religious and secular voices should be allowed in the public square ⓘ |
| author | Os Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques | both religious extremism and aggressive secularism ⓘ |
| describedAs |
argument for restoration of civil public discourse
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critique of incivility in modern democracies ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Os Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Christian intellectual tradition
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social criticism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
civic leaders
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general readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ religious leaders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American politics
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civil society ⓘ civility ⓘ constitutional freedoms ⓘ culture war ⓘ deliberative democracy ⓘ democracy ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ pluralism ⓘ public discourse ⓘ public ethics ⓘ public square ⓘ religion and public life ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ respect ⓘ secularism ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| proposes |
civility as a public virtue
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rules for civil engagement in public life ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Os Guinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
modern democratic societies
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polarization in politics ⓘ public philosophy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It Description of subject: The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It is a non-fiction book by social critic Os Guinness arguing for the restoration of civil public discourse as essential to the health of modern democratic societies.
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