Dialogic civility in a cynical age : community, hope, and interpersonal relationships /

"Dialogic Civility in a Cynical Age offers a philosophical and pragmatic response to unreflective cynicism. Considering that each of us has faced inappropriate cynical communication in families, educational institutions, and the workplace, this book offers insight and practical guidance for peo...

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Main Author: Arnett, Ronald C., 1952-
Other Authors: Arneson, Pat, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1999.
Series:SUNY series in communication studies
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Interpersonal Praxis: From Communicative Crisis to Narrative Action. 1. Introduction: Beginning the Conversation. 2. Voices of Cynicism and Hope. 3. Historicality and Presence. 4. Common Ground: Interpersonal Narrative
  • pt. II. Interpersonal Voices. 5. Carl Rogers: A Voice of Pragmatic Optimism. 6. Abraham Maslow: Science, Values, and Additive Change. 7. Martin Buber: Attending and Response Between Persons. 8. Carol Gilligan: Gender and Moral Voice. 9. Paulo Freire: Dignity and the Limits of Inclusion. 10. Sissela Bok: Crisis and Ethical Imagination. 11. Viktor Frankl: Meaning, Displacement, and Courage. 12. Nel Noddings: Re-Storying an Ethic of Care. 13. Robert Bellah: Re-Storying Broken Covenants
  • pt. III. Dialogic Civility. 14. The Interpersonal Praxis of Dialogic Civility.