Feyerabend suggested that the insolubility is due to the unwillingness of philosophers of different persuasions to change the deeply entrenched meanings of their terms, and that in this case, the mental should be reinterpreted so that it is compatible with materialism (Feyerabend 1963b).
We don't know what, if any, mixture of pressure and persuasion might change Tehran's mind.
Convinced that entertainment can be a more powerful tool of persuasion or change than advertising or politics, Mr. Medina plans to expand his franchise of socially conscious festivals into North America, the rest of Latin America and even Africa in the coming years.
However, after some persuasion she changed her mind and decided to pitch her product Kefir, part of her business Bio-tiful Dairy, to the investors on the BBC Two programme, asking for £250,000 investment in exchange for 10% equity in the business.
With a little persuasion he changes his mind.
"We're finding that people are more open to persuasion; they will change their vote between an election and a byelection, because they disagree with what they hear.
She is also the author of "Instant Persuasion: How to Change Your Words to Change Your Life," (Tarcher/Penguin, 2005) and is a consultant in Great Neck who teaches groups of employees how to communicate more effectively.
Residential water conservation initiatives often involve some form of education or persuasion intended to change the attitudes and behaviors of residential consumers.
At an individual's level, the basic catalyst of persuasion (towards a change in behavior, for example) has always been individual benefit.
There is evidence that the effectiveness of advice giving (information with persuasion) about lifestyle change is only 5 10% [ 22].
