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Peace
| In his large and ambitious project, Noll weaves many strands of
academic thinking about human conflict into an integrated view of why
people fight, how they fight, what the fight over-and how they can
instead make peace, whether in the courtroom or beyond. Joining
ancient philosophical views with the most modern revelations of the
neurosciences, Peacemaking engages the nature of humanity and the
conflicts it faces from a broadly multidisciplinary approach. The
complexity of conflict is unraveled as each major perspective is
analyzed and integrated into a larger scheme. Imagine being an
effective peacemaker in a maelstrom of hatred, escalated feelings.
Imagine being able to understand the basis for human conflict and to
see its predictability. Imagine being empathic, centered, and balanced
even as the waves of anger and emotion crash around you. These skills
are achievable, but only with a deep and broad knowledge of human
conflict. Peacemaking is foundational in that it does not talk much
of technique, but rather of the deeper whys of conflict and conflict
resolution. To plumb these whys, Peacemaking takes on such diverse
subjects as philosophy and conflict, religion and conflict, conflict
resolution systems, game theory, conflict behaviors, apology and
forgiveness, and ethics to build a framework of understanding and
knowledge for those interested in pursuing peacemaking. Copyright
2003. | |