Book description
The two methods most frequently employed to solve our toughest social problemsāeither relying on violence and aggression or submitting to endless negotiation and compromiseāare fundamentally flawed. This is because the seemingly contradictory drives behind these approachesāpower, the desire to achieve oneās purpose, and love, the urge to unite with othersāareā¦
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1 author picked Power and Love as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I spent a decade of my life working in conflict resolution, including as a Treaty negotiator defining Indigenous rights. And honestly, my earlier years as a female geologist in remote male-dominated bush camps had me learning to deal with conflict on a daily basis.
This book bravely declares what I intuited, namely that we have to take a break from the fear-driven pushing match and find the power of our ability to act out of love. It feels so courageous for him to state this. It requires a broad understanding of the nature of love, which Kahane has. He alsoā¦
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