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Feb 03, 2008
Dan
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I think dialog is sacred, yet most people know little about it. We are much more familiar with its competitive cousin, discussion. This book, if you struggle with it long enough, will yield some gems about dialog and its purposes and value.
I will paraphrase here. The basic purpose of dialog is to enable a group of people to put their thoughts together in order to reveal a larger whole that none of them would have thought about, or seen, separately. It sounds simple enough, but it's n More...
I will paraphrase here. The basic purpose of dialog is to enable a group of people to put their thoughts together in order to reveal a larger whole that none of them would have thought about, or seen, separately. It sounds simple enough, but it's n More...
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Dec 30, 2008
Janne
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A great collection of thought-provoking articles from a Western scientist on the nature of consciousness and the possibilities dialogue might open up for it's development.
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Apr 13, 2008
Seth
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Physicist David Bohm provides a uniquely european and scientific perspective into the paradoxes of identity which most westerners know only indirectly through translations and interpretations of asian scripture.
Bohm suggests a mechanism for exploring thought and perhaps even solving global problems through dialogue in which groups of people suspend and examine their assumptions about who they are and what they believe.
Bohm suggests a mechanism for exploring thought and perhaps even solving global problems through dialogue in which groups of people suspend and examine their assumptions about who they are and what they believe.
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Jan 28, 2008
Gene
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A seminal work on the dynamics of human dialogue by one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century.
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Dec 16, 2009
Bill
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interesting reading. should be more widely studied especially in corporate structures. Does strike me as naive and wish-full thinking. It is true that interaction breeds understanding, but legislatures have been interacting on a personal basis for some time and continue to largely pursue political self interest rather than rational process
May 27, 2008
Melanie
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David Bohm was a physicist by trade, but a man who had the capacity to abstract what he learned from his work into the larger arena of meaningful living. To read Bohm is to learn to think and talk again. His way of being in the world doesn't allow for a person to avoid participating or being changed by that participation.
In Peter Senge's intro (xiii) to this work, he draws on Bohm's words:
"A different kind of consciousness is possible among us, a PARTICIPATORY CONSCIOUS More...
In Peter Senge's intro (xiii) to this work, he draws on Bohm's words:
"A different kind of consciousness is possible among us, a PARTICIPATORY CONSCIOUS More...
Dec 24, 2010
A book with a proposition that meanwhile has been explored without bringing about successful results. Nevertheless the concept seems to me very promising and may need further research and practical adaptation.
Sep 05, 2010
Jim
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I read this book on the recommendation of an instructor. I was taking 3 leadership classes with DISA and a very good instructor said I could benefit from this class. I am certainly glad I did.
Jan 31, 2010
Scott
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Another important book in my library. Bohm manages to synthesize the complexities of communication in sound, cogent considerations. Uncomplicated, yet intricate. Great!
Sep 06, 2011
Gary
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I liked the book, but I think that dialogue is a haphazard method for performing Husserl's free phantasy variation.
Jun 02, 2009
John
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this book is a thin collection of essays, and seeming transcriptions of talks, collected and published posthumously. the major concepts of the book are not terribly complicated, especially compared to wholeness and the implicate order by the same author. consequently, i severely underestimated this book, and got blown away in chapter three to such an extent that i had to put the book down for a week, and try the chapter again.
this is a book about how we all think, together, and how w More...
this is a book about how we all think, together, and how w More...
Sep 01, 2008
Stephan
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Tough read, but very inspiring and 'thoughtprovoking'. Good to read from a scientist on this type of subject matter.
Putting the described dialogue techniques in practice is what it is all about, so I'll need to look for Dialogue groups that adhere to this way of communication.
Putting the described dialogue techniques in practice is what it is all about, so I'll need to look for Dialogue groups that adhere to this way of communication.
May 19, 2008
Kristina
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This was very dry to me. I think Bohm is a physics professor writing about dialogue. What Jim Knight wrote in his book really sums up Bohms points concisely.
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