Finally understand...
Why we hold fast to false beliefs
Get fresh insights into the many factors at play when we believe something. The book acknowledges the incredible challenges and limitations we all face in thinking clearly and carefully, but also provides effective and immediate actions we can take.
Ways to reduce prejudice in ourselves & others
Drawing on the newest understandings from neuroscience as well as more classic evidence, many useful insights collectively show us how to approach situations of exclusion and prejudice differently, to begin to transform ourselves and those we're in contact with.
When punishment works & when it doesn't
We often believe that our powers work only if they're backed up by punishments or physical force. The book explores evidence from parenting to the work place to show what punishment is likely to achieve and what it isn't.
Why we act against our own best interests
Discover what makes us support policies that are bad for us, why we act in ways that make us feel worse, and how we decrease our own security. You'll also learn the surprisingly effective methods to counteract these self-destructive tendencies, and help other people notice and counter-act them too.
The Author
Matthew Legge is passionate about making communication honest, simple, and accessible.
He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 2006, with a focus on building health, dignity, and human rights. He’s supported locally-led peace initiatives in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Since 2012, Matthew has worked for Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada. Quakers are widely respected for their efforts to prevent war and transform conflicts, as well as their impartial support for war victims.
Matthew has had the opportunity to learn from Quakers across Canada and in the US, Europe, and Africa. Are We Done Fighting? is written for a general audience as part of Matthew’s work for CFSC, and proceeds go toward CFSC’s peace and justice work.
Matthew’s fascination with how diverse cultures organize themselves to address different challenges led him to get a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto. This is his first book. He writes the popular blog Are We Done Fighting? for Psychology Today.
What this book is not :
Utopian
The book focuses on what we can do and what's possible without making abstract or grand claims. If you're a skeptic this book is for you. (Idealists—you'll find it inspiring too!)
Ignorant of human nature
In fact, the book exposes, with a fascinating range of findings, just how many of our beliefs about human nature are based on false or exaggerated assumptions.
Just opinions
Written in an easily accessible way, every point made is still based on a careful examination of the evidence. Hundreds of citations are included for anyone who's interested.
Impractical
The book is designed to help you take what you're reading out into the world. It's not always going to be easy, but Are We Done Fighting? makes it as easy as possible.
