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Arguing for a Better World: How to talk about the issues that divide us

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Philosopher Arianne Shahvisi explains how we can understand, identify, and defend our positions on today's most controversial moral questions in this illuminating and accessible work of popular philosophy.

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Is it sexist to say that "men are trash"? Can white people be victims of racism? Do we bear any individual responsibility for climate change?

We've all wrestled with questions like these ones, whether we're shouting at a relative across the dinner table, whispering to a friend over drinks, or finding ourselves in the midst of a heated Twitter feud. Many people give automatic answers that roughly align with the broader position they believe is right, but flounder when asked to detail their reasoning, leading to a conversational stalemate--especially when there is a political, generational, or cultural divide involved.

The truth is that our answers to these questions almost always rely on unexamined assumptions that lurk below the surface of our consciousness. This means that where there's disagreement, we can rarely even make out its real source--relinquishing any hope of resolving it or understanding it. And if we can't even understand our own positions, how can we ever persuade someone else?

9781529393903

Техническо описание

Издателство
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Автор
Arianne Shahvisi
Година на издаване
2024
Корица
Мека
Език
Английски
Страници
304
ISBN
9781529393903
Тегло
1 kg
Размер
12 x 2.4 x 19 cm
Баркод
9781529393903