The Gamification of Public Discourse | C Thi Nguyen Posts where this video is embedded Discrediting People ** Cause them to lose the respect or trust of others Philosophy of Conversation Conversation is fundamental to the human experiencePeople: C Thi NguyenC Thi Nguyen Philosophy professorBooks: C Thi NguyenC Thi Nguyen Philosophy professorEcho Chambers and Epistemic Bubbles C … Continue reading The Gamification of Public Discourse C Thi Nguyen (2019)
Our public interactions have become more and more like having an argument with a spouse. Conflict can’t be avoided in our public lives any more than we can avoid conflict with people we love. One of the great strengths of our society is that we can express these conflicts openly. But just as spouses have to learn ways of settling their differences … | Deborah Tannen Continue reading Public Discourse Is Like Having a Fight Deborah Tannen
The Separation of the Learned from the conversible World seems to have been the great Defect of the last Age, and must have had a very bad Influence both on Books and Company: For what Possibility is there of finding Topics of Conversation fit for the Entertainment of rational Creatures, without having Recourse sometimes to … Continue reading The Separation of the Learned From the Conversible World David Hume (1742)
The Great Conversation – the Evolving Dialogue of Ideas On Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Meaning of Conversible ‘Conversible’ is an interesting old-fashioned word not widely used today. It means “sociable, inclined to converse or … Continue reading The Conversible World ** The sphere of human interaction and exchange of ideas
Storytelling ** Weaponizing Public Discourse ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Society’s prevailing narratives frequently infiltrate our everyday discussions, subtly influencing us to adopt their rhetorical patterns unconsciously. Nevertheless, thoughtlessly replicating these dominant discourses hinders our … Continue reading Dominant Discourse and Narrative ** Shape the world
Dominant Discourse and Narrative ** The Power of Discourse and Narrative ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Introduction Throughout history, language has been used to inform, enlighten, and emancipate but also to mislead, oppress, and harm. … Continue reading Weaponizing Public Discourse **