a.k.a. etiquette (though that can also mean decorum), politeness

There’s “common courtesy” and then there’s the local dialect of courtesy-signals which can be hard to learn (sometimes it’s hard to even determine what the local dialect is).

Complementary virtues¶

• consideration
• conversational competence
• propriety

Contrasting vices¶

• inconsiderateness
• rudeness

Virtues possibly in tension¶

• candor
• straightforwardness

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

• Notes on Courtesy (David, LessWrong)
• Possible resource: Norine Dresser “Multicultural Manners: New Rules of Etiquette for a Changing Society” (2005)
• Skills You Need: Politeness

Mentioned elsewhere¶

• One of the virtues of the Boy Scout Law
• One of the virtues discussed in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics
• One of “The Seven Virtues of Bushido” according to Nitobe Inazo.

Inspirational quotes¶

TBD