Ebook: On Dialogue

Cover; On Dialogue; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE ROUTLEDGE CLASSICS EDITION; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 ON COMMUNICATION; 2 ON DIALOGUE; 3 THE NATURE OF COLLECTIVE THOUGHT; 4 THE PROBLEM AND THE PARADOX; 5 THE OBSERVER AND THE OBSERVED; 6 SUSPENSION, THE BODY, AND PROPRIOCEPTION; 7 PARTICIPATORY THOUGHT AND THE UNLIMITED; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.;Never before has there been a greater need for deeper listening and more open communication to cope with the complex problems facing our organizations, businesses and societies. Renowned scientist David Bohm believed there was a better way for humanity to discover meaning and to achieve harmony. He identified creative dialogue, a sharing of assumptions and understanding, as a means by which the individual, and society as a whole, can learn more about themselves and others, and achieve a renewed sense of purpose.