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BOOK OF THE YEAR in The Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial
Times Have you heard that language is violence and that science is
sexist? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no
such thing as biological sex, or that only white people can be
racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they
have managed so quickly to challenge the very logic of Western
society? Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay document the evolution
of the dogma behind these ideas, from its origins in French
postmodernism to its refinement within activist academic fields.
Today this dogma is recognisable as much by its effects, such as
cancel culture and social-media pile-ons, as by its assertions,
which are all too often taken as read: knowledge is a social
construct; science and reason are tools of oppression; all human
interactions are sites of oppressive power play; and language is
dangerous. As they warn, the unchecked proliferation of these
beliefs present a threat to liberal democracy. While acknowledging
the need to challenge the complacency of those who think a just
society has been fully achieved, Pluckrose and Lindsay break down
how often-radical activist scholarship does far more harm than
good, not least to those marginalised communities it claims to
champion.
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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