Dialogic Civility in a Cynical Age: Community, Hope, and Interpersonal Relationships

by Ronald C. Arnett, Pat Arneson, Julia T. Wood (Foreword)

Offers insight and practical guidance for people interested in improving their interpersonal relationships in an age of rampant cynicism.

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 people interested in improving their interpersonal relationships in an age of rampant cynicism.

Genres: Communication

352 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Ronald C. Arnett is Chair and Professor of the Affiliated Departments of Communication and English at Duquesne University. He is the author of three books: Dwell in Peace: Applying Nonviolence to Everyday Relationships; Communication and Community: Implications of Martin Buber's Dialogue, for which he received the 1988 Book Award by the Religious Speech Association; and Dialogic Education: Conversations About Ideas and Between People. He is also the coeditor of The Further Reach of Dialogue and Community Ethics in an Age of Diversity.

Reviews

[Eric]

It wasn't at all what I was expecting and rather disappointing. Unless you're inordinately fond of progressive psycho-philosophical babble, avoid this book.