Martin Buber's work suggests that real life begins with two individ-uals engaged in dialogue, not just taking care of one's own needs as described in social Darwinism. Arnett argues that the end of the age of abundance demands that we give up the communica-tive strategies of the past and seek to work together in the midst of limited resources and an uncertain future. Today's situa-tion calls for an unwavering commitment to Buber's -narrow ridge- concern for both self and community. Arnett illustrates the narrow ridge definition of interpersonal communication with rich...
Martin Buber's work suggests that real life begins with two individ-uals engaged in dialogue, not just taking care of one's own needs as described in ...
Examining undergraduate education from the point of view of a philosopher of communication, Ronald C. Arnett takes a positive view of higher education during a time when education is being assailed as seldom before. Arnett responds to this criticism with convincing support of the academy reinforced by his personal experiences as well as those of others scholars and teachers. Arnett's book is an invitation to converse about higher education as well as a reminder of the potential for dialogue between teacher and student, dialogue that the author defines as a "willingness to enter conversation...
Examining undergraduate education from the point of view of a philosopher of communication, Ronald C. Arnett takes a positive view of higher education...
In this landmark volume of contemporary communication theory, Ronald C. Arnett applies the metaphor of dialogic confessionwhich enables historical moments to be addressed from a confessed standpoint and through a communicative lensto the works of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who pointed to an era of postmodern difference with his notion of "a world come of age." Arnett s interpretations of Bonhoeffer s life and scholarship in contention with Nazi dominance offer implications for a dialogic confession that engages the complexity of postmodern narrative contention.
Rooted in...
In this landmark volume of contemporary communication theory, Ronald C. Arnett applies the metaphor of dialogic confessionwhich enables historical ...
In this landmark volume of contemporary communication theory, Ronald C. Arnett applies the metaphor of dialogic confessionwhich enables historical moments to be addressed from a confessed standpoint and through a communicative lensto the works of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who pointed to an era of postmodern difference with his notion of "a world come of age." Arnett s interpretations of Bonhoeffer s life and scholarship in contention with Nazi dominance offer implications for a dialogic confession that engages the complexity of postmodern narrative contention.
Rooted in...
In this landmark volume of contemporary communication theory, Ronald C. Arnett applies the metaphor of dialogic confessionwhich enables historical ...
Renowned in the disciplines of political theory and philosophy, Hannah Arendt s searing critiques of modernity continue to resonate in other fields of thought decades after she wrote them. In Communication Ethics in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt s Rhetoric of Warning and Hope, author Ronald C. Arnett offers a groundbreaking examination of fifteen of Arendt s major scholarly works, considering the German writer s contributions to the areas of rhetoric and communication ethics for the first time.
Arnett focuses on Arendt s use of the phrase dark times to describe the mistakes of...
Renowned in the disciplines of political theory and philosophy, Hannah Arendt s searing critiques of modernity continue to resonate in other fields...
Winner of the Everett Lee Hunt Award 2013. Winner of the National Communication Association (NCA) Philosophy of Communication Division's award for Best Book.An Overture to Philosophy of Communication: The Carrier of Meaning explores a world beyond information accumulation, stressing meaningful engagement with existence. Meaning is composed between and among persons, ideas, and activities of communicative engagement. Meaning is central to the study and practice of philosophy of communication, providing story-laden guidance. The book examines philosophical...
Winner of the Everett Lee Hunt Award 2013. Winner of the National Communication Association (NCA) Philosophy of Communication Division's...
Philosophy of Communication Ethics is a unique and timely contribution to the study of communication ethics. This series of essays articulates unequivocally the intimate connection between philosophy of communication and communication ethics. This scholarly volume assumes that there is a multiplicity of communication ethics. What distinguishes one communication ethic from another is the philosophy of communication in which a particular ethic is grounded. Philosophy of communication is the core ingredient for understanding the importance of and the difference between and among communication...
Philosophy of Communication Ethics is a unique and timely contribution to the study of communication ethics. This series of essays articulates unequiv...
Brent C. Sleasman Ronald C. Arnett Matthew H. Bowker
The contributors to this collection come from disparate fields such as theology, literature studies, political science, and communication studies and are guided by a commitment to consider what we can learn from Camus as opposed to where he was wrong or misguided in his life and writing. If there is a place to consider the shortcomings of a human being, especially one as unique as Albert Camus, it will not be found within this volume. The essays in this text are built around the theme that Albert Camus functions as an implicit philosopher of communication with deep ethical commitments. The...
The contributors to this collection come from disparate fields such as theology, literature studies, political science, and communication studies and ...
Philosopher Emmanuel Levinas s ethics as first philosophy explicates a human obligation and responsibility to and for the Other that is an unending and imperfect commitment. In Levinas s Rhetorical Demand: The Unending Obligation of Communication Ethics, Ronald C. Arnett underscores the profundity of Levinas s insights for communication ethics. Arnett outlines communication ethics as a primordial call of responsibility central to Levinas s writing and mission, analyzing itthrough a Levinasian lens with examination of social artifacts ranging from the Heidegger-Cassirer debate to...
Philosopher Emmanuel Levinas s ethics as first philosophy explicates a human obligation and responsibility to and for the Other that is an unending an...
