How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide - Tapa blanda

Boghossian, Peter; Lindsay, James

 
9780738285320: How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
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ISBN 10: 0738285323 ISBN 13: 9780738285320
Editorial: Da Capo Lifelong, 2019

Sinopsis

In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a civil conversation with someone who has a different opinion. Dialogue is shut down when perspectives clash. Heated debates on Facebook and Twitter often lead to shaming, hindering any possibility of productive discourse. How to Have Impossible Conversations guides readers through the process of having effective, civil discussions about any divisive issues--not just religious faith but climate change, race, gender, poverty, immigration, and gun control.

Coauthors Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay distinguish between two types of conversations: those that are oriented toward arriving at truth, and those that may require changing the beliefs of people who do not want their beliefs changed (interventions). They then guide readers through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation, up to expert- and master-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. With key principles like the "Seven Fundamentals Necessary for Good Conversations," this book is the manual everyone needs to foster connection and empathy with anyone.

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Acerca del autor

Peter Boghossian is a full time faculty member in the philosophy department at Portland State University and an affiliated faculty member at Oregon Health Science University in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He is a national speaker for the Center of Inquiry and the Secular Student Alliance, and an international speaker for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. He is the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

James Lindsay holds degrees in physics and mathematics, with a doctorate in the latter. He has authored two previous books: Everybody is Wrong about God and Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Editorial
Da Capo Lifelong
Año de publicación
2019
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738285323
ISBN 13 
9780738285320
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
Hachette Ireland, Hachette UK
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