How do we, as human beings, come to understand ourselves and others around us? This question couldn t be more timely or pertinent to the issues facing humanity today. At the heart of most of our world s most troubling political and social problems lies a divergence in perspectives between nations and/or cultural groups. For example, how should we characterize the seemingly intractable divide between Indians and Pakistanis? What lies at the heart of the constant misunderstanding between Israelis and Palestinians? How has the political divide in the United States taken on such polemic...