From the Polarizing Mind-Set to Productive Discussion of Public Policy and Intercultural and Interfaith Relations : Finding Common Ground

by Nostrand, Howard Lee

• ISBN13: 9780773465893
• ISBN10: 0773465898
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Preliminary Overview	p. 5
The Outlook from Where We are	p. 17
Ancient Athens Points Beyond Polarization	p. 53
Aristotle's Productive "Passion for the Obvious"	p. 79
Where (and Where Not!) to Hunt for Common Ground	p. 125
The Common Ground Among Religions: Indelible Traditions Set by Magnanimous Founders	p. 163
How the French Benefit from the Classical Heritage: A Bench Mark for Our Younger Sibling Culture	p. 247
From "Which Extreme is Right?" To "Where's the Mean?"	p. 283
Collaborative Inquiry in Autonomous Discussion Groups	p. 331
Renewing America at the Grass Roots	p. 373
Persons	p. 409
Subjects	p. 419
Conflicts, with the Proposed Constructive Approach	p. 431
Converging Initiative	p. 445
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