Civic virtues can be thought of as those traits that enable the flourishing of communities and civil society. Civic vices can be thought of as those traits that undermine our social interactions and our sense of community. This workshop seeks to further our understanding of such traits by presenting recent and ongoing work on the nature of civic virtue and civic vice. Candidate virtues and vices to be discussed during the workshop include: civility, shamelessness, institutional opacity, and cynicism.

This will be a hybrid event, with talks taking place both in-person and on Zoom. All are welcome to attend any number of the presentations and take part in the discussion.