Disputation Arenas: Harnessing Conflict and Competitiveness
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
| Author: | David Brin | ISBN: | 9781465985606 |
| Publisher: | David Brin | Publication: | July 14, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Brin |
| ISBN: | 9781465985606 |
| Publisher: | David Brin |
| Publication: | July 14, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
How can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer each others' accusations, criticisms and complaints. A place where one group's vision -- or model of the world -- can be tested, dented, appraised... and possibly improved under the watchful gaze of an interested public. A site where the disprovable can be disproved, the ambiguous can be pinned down a bit more, and good ideas may get deserved attention just a bit sooner.
How can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer each others' accusations, criticisms and complaints. A place where one group's vision -- or model of the world -- can be tested, dented, appraised... and possibly improved under the watchful gaze of an interested public. A site where the disprovable can be disproved, the ambiguous can be pinned down a bit more, and good ideas may get deserved attention just a bit sooner.
