Rethinking politeness with Henri Bergson
In: Oxford studies in the anthropology of language
'Rethinking Politeness with Henri Bergson' offers the first English translation of a little-known essay by influential French philosopher Henri Bergson on the classifications of politeness acts. The translation is followed by a series of essays from scholars who critically engage with and build on Bergson's ideas, and recontextualise politeness as a key dimension of human sociability.