Accepting the other as adversary is a conversion, not rational persuasion

Evidence

To accept the view of the adversary is to undergo a radical change in political identity. It is more a sort of conversion man a process of rational persuasion (in the same way as Thomas Kuhn has argued that adherence to a new scientific paradigm is a conversion). Compromises are, of course, also possible; they are part and parcel of politics; but they should be seen as temporary respites in an ongoing confrontation. — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 460

Categorization

• XREF: Kuhn’s paradigm-conversion analogy ties agonistic identity-change to the reader’s prior knowledge of philosophy of science. — connects to: Persuasion requires entering the other’s worldview, not starting from one’s own — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 416; Agreeing with a prejudice’s underlying value can disarm the prejudiced person — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 411; Persuasion within a moral tradition depends on shared background assumptions — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival…, 1198 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Persuasion requires entering the other’s worldview, not starting from one’s own #qualifies (0.75) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 416
• Not every disagreement requires convincing the other side to achieve value #complicates (0.74) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 39
• Persuasion within a moral tradition depends on shared background assumptions #qualifies (0.73) — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 1198
• Agreeing with a prejudice’s underlying value can disarm the prejudiced person #exemplifies (0.72) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 411