The Harmony of Difference An Antidote to Polarised Thinking

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW THE WORLD THINKS Food wars and actual wars, changing genders and fluid sexualities, disputes over diagnoses and clashes of cultures: these are just some of the complex issues that we argue about today, which can set us against one another and deepen our sense of division. Yet there is an alternative to binary thinking. In The Harmony of Difference, Julian Baggini presents an original analysis of spectrum thinking to help us come anew to real world polarising arguments and to find new routes to negotiation, collaboration, and even agreement. Baggini reframes some of the most contested issues of our day and offers fascinating insights along the way; from fresh understandings of rigid personality tests and the philosophical underpinnings of freedom of speech to the community roots to the categorising of sexualities and comparative moralities around the world. Full of learnings from a wide range of experts and an illuminating perspective on our cultural and political moment, The Harmony of Difference gives us fresh ways to navigate division and creates a real chance for a more sympathetic discourse.