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Re:In which I answer all of the questions (2012) by chc on Friday April 25, 2014 @05:11PM (#7649061)
Manners are a solution to the problem "Disagreements escalate out of control and only come to harmful resolutions." There were expectations of civility long before there was a concept of an aristocracy.
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Re:In which I answer all of the questions (2012) by manys on Friday April 25, 2014 @05:24PM (#7649125)
No, it's the reinforcement of social order that predates manners.
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