Conflict and conflict resolution
Communication and language
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How do good conversations work? Philosophy has something to say
The idea of what makes for a successful conversation is always tricky, and has always been contested by philosophers
by Stephanie Ross
Conflict and conflict resolution
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Argue better by signalling your receptiveness with these words
All too often disagreements spiral into conflict. Prevent that happening by signalling your receptiveness with these words
by Michael Yeomans
Communication and language
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Why listening well can make disagreements less damaging
Offering undivided attention and curiosity not only lowers the temperature of a conversation but can change its outcome
by Guy Itzchakov
Communication and language
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Why you shouldn’t shrink from challenging your loved ones’ views
Care is warranted when arguing with friends and family. But you can be respectful and still point out the flaws in their views
by Matt Ferkany
Communication and language
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For Montaigne, verbal jousting is the only way to reach truth
In a disagreement, you must face your opponent: only by verbal jousting will you reach the truth, said Michel de Montaigne
by Rachel Ashcroft
Compassion and empathy
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Improve your relationships with the science of perspective-taking
Social psychology research is breaking down the process of perspective-taking and revealing ways to help us get along better
by Hunter Gehlbach
History of emotions
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The language of love in a 12th-century English law book
What a 12th-century English law book tells us about the social power of love and friendship in the Middle Ages – and today
by Meghan Woolley
Violence and aggression
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Recognising our common humanity might not be enough to prevent hatred
The dehumanisation idea is compelling, and efforts to reduce it well-meaning, but it’s a flawed explanation of intergroup harm
by Harriet Over
Conflict and conflict resolution
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The politician is the malformed monster of our coexistence
The French civil wars produced a novel type: the politician, represented as a monstrous amalgam of conflict and coexistence
by Emma Claussen
Trauma and PTSD
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History teachers are no longer just educators but trauma specialists
History teachers practise on the frontlines of trauma and memory, always at risk of triggering violence and pain
by Nena Močnik
Conflict and conflict resolution
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Democracy needs discomfort and distrust is a political virtue
Distrust thy neighbour: why expressing distrust is a necessary precondition for civic friendship and a robust democracy
by Meena Krishnamurthy
History of emotions
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The politics of internationalism rest on the intimacy of feelings
Political communities are based on feelings of familiarity and affinity, so how do you make people internationalists?
by Ilaria Scaglia