That assumes the goal of discussion is to reconcile views. If I meet someone who thinks radically different from myself that’s for me an interesting opportunity to understand a new perspective.
Agreement is seldom a goal for me in intellectual discussion. The goal is rather to learn something new or to let the person I’m discovering with learn something new. It’s about exploration of ideas.
Even two erudites can find each other boring if their views are irreconcilable.
That assumes the goal of discussion is to reconcile views. If I meet someone who thinks radically different from myself that’s for me an interesting opportunity to understand a new perspective.
Do you set apart a specific mix of circumstances for the pursuit of Aumann agreement?
Agreement is seldom a goal for me in intellectual discussion. The goal is rather to learn something new or to let the person I’m discovering with learn something new. It’s about exploration of ideas.