The Open Hand: Arguing as an Art of Peace

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Index abortion, integrative argument on, 91–93, 105–6 “Abortion Foes Can Agree on One Solution ” (Raspberry), 105 absorbing, in integrative argument, 102 activity-centered approach, to mindfulness meditation, 74–75 adoption: and abortion rights, 92; samesex couples, 45–46 adversarialism, 125, 135(n9) aikido, 2–3, 27(n17), 28–29(nn19–22), 59(nn8, 9), 66–67, 85–86(nn2, 3), 87(nn6, 7, 10); and argument, 121–22; for conciliatory argument, 64–65; connecting and mediating, 146–47(figs.); entering and reframing, 141–42(figs.); in integrative argument, 101–5, 111–12(n4); and learning, 11–12; push hands and blending, 139–41(figs.); reversal in, 77–78; turning and attentive listening, 68, 71, 86(n4), 142– 45(figs.) Aikido for Life (Homma), 11 alcohol abuse, deliberative argumentation on, 53–54 Alzheimer’s, deliberative argument on, 149–54 ambivalence, principled, 106 argument, argumentation, 3, 4, 22, 31, 58(n4), 60, 93, 136(n11), 137–38(n17); aikido steps and, 121–22; avoiding, 126–27; changing, 131–32; conciliatory approach to, 7–8, 61–62; controlling, 67–68; deliberative, 5–6, 32, 36, 37–38, 40–42, 46, 52–56; integrative, 8, 89–90; yin and yang of, 127–28 Argument Culture, The (Tannen), 4–5, 125 art of peace, aikido as, 3, 27(n17) assertiveness, 5, 24(n4), 67, 87(n10), 133 Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, 14 attention, shifting, 32 attentive listening, 5, 8, 61, 73, 127; demonstrating, 69–71; exercises, 142– 45(figs.); say-back protocol in, 71–72; writing and, 78–79 avoidance: of conflict, 32, 132–33 Becker, Alton, Rhetoric: Discovery and Change, 4, 8, 65, 73, 126–27 Beer, Jennifer, The Mediator’s Handbook, 110 Beginning Mindfulness (Weiss), 21–22 Bethlehem (Pa.), Garden of Serenity, 114–15 Beyea, Jan, 101; “Beyond the Politics of Blame,” 99–100 “Beyond the Politics of Blame” (Beyea), 99–100 Blankenhorn, David, “A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage,” 90–91 blending, 35, 36, 102; illustration of, 139–41(figs.) Bodily Arts: Rhetoric and Athletics in Ancient Greece (Hawhee), 29(n23) Book of Equanimity, The (Wick), 94 Booth, Wayne, 135(n9); The Rhetoric of Rhetoric, 8 Bowling, Daniel, “Bringing Peace into the Room,” 110 Breaking Robert’s Rules (Susskind and Cruikshank ), 39 “Bringing Peace into the Room” (Bowling and Hoffman), 110 Buddhism, 23 Bush, Mirabai, “Contemplative Higher Education in Contemporary Life,” 14 calligraphy: as meditation, 75–77, 87(n9); mindful, 74–75 Carter, Robert, 133–34(n2) censorship, context of, 81 centering exercises, 74–75, 117–18 change, 79 Chen, John: on global energy crisis, 40–42; use of redirection, 51–52 ch’i, 85 Chuang Tzu, 84 clapping-in ritual, 1–2 “Classical and Rogerian Persuasion” (Coe), 77 closed fist, 2, 24(n3), 33, 109; imagery of, 124–27 coalescent argumentation, 89 Coe, Richard, “Classical and Rogerian Persuasion ,” 77, 78 172   i nde x collaboration, 92 communication, 42–43, 79, 132 “Communication: Its Blocking and Facilitation ” (Rogers), 69–70 competition, vs. cooperation, 101 conceptual-procedural learning, 9–10, 111(n2), 123–24 conciliation, 7–8, 17 conciliatory argument, 61–62, 66, 127; aikido , 64–65; attentive listening in, 69–73; disclosure, 67–69; disengagement, 82–84, 88(n11); examples of, 154–58; mindfulness in, 74–77; writing, 77–81 conclusions, in deliberative argument, 52–55 conflict, 3, 22, 31, 32, 93, 121, 130, 136(n11); response to, 117–18; shared interests in, 96–99 conflict aversion, 126–27 conflict resolution, 8–9, 101 confrontation, 30, 31, 130 Confucius, 84, 88(n12) connecting exercise, 146–47(figs.) consensus building, 9 contemplation, 115–20, 134(n3); koans used in, 93–96; learning and, 13–15 “Contemplative Higher Education in Contemporary Life” (Bush), 14 context, in conciliatory argument, 80–81 controlling the argument, 67–68 controversy, 32; positions held in, 16–17; reframing, 45–46 Cooper, Marilyn, “Moments of Argument,” 7 cooperation, 7, 91, 101, 104–5; vs. resistance , 99–100 Cooperative Argumentation (Makau and Marty), 7, 42–43, 53 creative process, 112(n7); in mediation, 107–8 critique, role of, 42–43 Crosswhite, James, 6, 58(nn1, 4), 87(n7), 112(n5), 121; The Rhetoric of Reason, 111(n1), 135–36(n10) Cruikshank, Jeffrey, Breaking Robert’s Rules, 39 Cultivating the Spirit (Astin et al.), 134(n3) Dang, Tri Thong, 28(n20) Daoism, 11, 84, 88(n12) decision making, and deliberation, 39–40 deliberation, deliberative argumentation, 5–6, 7, 32, 36, 46, 67; conclusion in, 52–55; in decision making and, 39–40; establishing context for, 34–35; examples...