Society needs rules to rein in the behavior of men. It was chivalry for knights. What is it today?
P&C drink and review Pigweed’s Texas Brown Ale, then discuss the history and modern application of chivalry.
The word comes from “horsemanship,” and originally applied to knights.
Society needs hard men who are willing to fight, but they also need these men to be decent and courteous off the battlefield. Medieval Europeans developed expectations for knightly conduct, and this turned into a code.
Some knights were almost like fighting monks, and formed religious orders that regulated their conduct in war and in peace. Chivalry also regulated courtly love.
How does this apply to a modern man? P&C list several ways men should be expected to behave in modern society.
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