Though he focuses on religion, Vainio says the dynamics of disagreement are relatively similar in moral, political, and religious realms, and he aims at a meta-level analysis that can be applied to multiple instances of disagreement. He presents a new way to look at the nature of disagreement by drawing on the history of ideas, cognitive sciences, analytic philosophy of religion, and virtue theories. A further aim, he says, is to use his results to draw lessons about the nature and the ethically acceptable management of interpersonal and intercommunal disagreements and conflicts. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
