How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
ISBN-13:
9780738285320
ISBN-10:
0738285323
Author:
James Lindsay, Peter Boghossian
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format:
Paperback
272 pages
Category:
Conversation
,
Etiquette
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ISBN-13:
9780738285320
ISBN-10:
0738285323
Author:
James Lindsay, Peter Boghossian
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format:
Paperback
272 pages
Category:
Conversation
,
Etiquette
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How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide (ISBN-13: 9780738285320 and ISBN-10: 0738285323), written by authors
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"This is a self-help book on how to argue effectively, conciliate, and gently persuade. The authors admit to getting it wrong in their own past conversations. One by one, I recognize the same mistakes in me. The world would be a better place if everyone read this book." -- Richard Dawkins, author of Science in the Soul and Outgrowing God
In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall -- or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative -- dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger.
In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation -- whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy.
In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall -- or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative -- dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger.
In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation -- whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy.
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Apr 26, 2024
It is very useful. I plan to use what I have learned and will learn from “How to have Impossible Conversations” with my family and in general.
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