Moral Conflict
When Social Worlds Collide
- W. Barnett Pearce - Fielding Graduate Institute, USA
- Stephen W. Littlejohn - University of New Mexico, USA
Other Titles in:
Rhetoric & Rhetorical Theory
Rhetoric & Rhetorical Theory
April 1997 | 248 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
In an original synthesis of communication theory and their own research and experience as intervention agents, the authors of Moral Conflict describe a dialectical tension between the expression and suppression of conflict that can be transcended in ways that lead to personal growth and productive patterns of social action. Several projects are described as practical examples of these ways of working.
PART ONE: MORAL CONFLICT
Discovering Moral Conflict
Understanding Conflict
The Problem of Moral Conflict
PART TWO: COMMUNICATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENCE
The Quality of Public Discourse
Patterns of Expressing Difference
Fighting and Making Peace
PART THREE: TOWARD A TRANSCENDENT DISCOURSE
New Forms of Eloquence
Model Projects in Transcendent Discourse
Achieving Transcendence