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Confessions and Redemption—and Politics—For an Un‐Neutral Person Who Mediates
Author(s) -
Aaron Marjorie Corman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alternatives to the high cost of litigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1549-4381
pISSN - 1549-4373
DOI - 10.1002/alt.21859
Subject(s) - politics , persuasion , mediation , aesthetics , sociology , law , epistemology , social psychology , political science , psychology , philosophy
My color choices are bold over neutral. I am not known for taking anything but strong positions on politics, economics, education, ethics, aesthetics, you name it. My political views are now so strongly formed and deeply felt that I avoid learning political affiliations of mediation parties or lawyers, or my students, to preserve my ability to serve as a neutral mediator or fair professor. I hereby confess that I reject editorial columnists' scolding to respect the other side in political conversations, unless to gain insight and strategic advantage for their eventual persuasion.