Peter Boghossian: How to have IMPOSSIBLE conversations! (#141)

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,
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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. 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 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
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