Philosophical Approaches to Communication

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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A comprehensive introduction to the forms and various philosophical theories of communication, this volume is composed of three sections focusing on the production of culturally relevant communication, the interpretation of communicative messages, and the effects of communication on both speaker and listener. Each section draws on the work of key philosophers—from Foucault to Derrida to Habermas—and presents a detailed critical overview of the work in relation to the field of communication. Exhaustively researched, this book presents an up-to-date overview of thinking on communication theory in one inclusive volume.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-04-15
Mått178 x 233 x 18 mm
Vikt638 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor330
FörlagIntellect
ISBN9781841504292

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Claude Mangion serves as associate professor and head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Malta. He is a board member of Politeia – Journal for Social Issues of the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Banja Luka, and Melita Theologica – journal of the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta. His research interests include: philosophy of communication, contemporary philosophy, speculative realism, the problem of evil and film as philosophy.Contact: Old Humanities Building (OH), University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta.

'Mangion (Univ. of Malta) offers a clear, concise introduction to contemporary communication theory--not in the sense of the technical transmission of information along the lines of Claude Shannon's work but in the sense of the social and cultural meaning and significance (i.e., the semiosis) of communication. Bookended by a brief introduction and a briefer conclusion, 12 chapters focus on the relevant work of a particular thinker, comprising a who's who of major 19th- and 20th-century figures who formulated and shaped the philosophy of communication: Saussure, Peirce, Foucault, Eco, Derrida, Gadamer, Wittgenstein, Austin, Grice, Searle, Habermas, and Halliday. Rejecting what he calls a "linear model of communication," the author highlights the role of context in the process of communication. Each chapter presents a broad overview of the particular philosopher's works and ideas, discusses the philosopher's specific relevance to current communication theory and practice, and provides some brief critical commentary. The book treats the production of communication (chapters 1-3), the reception of communication (chapters 4-6), and the resultant associated action of communication (chapters 7-12).' – D. B. Boersema, Choice