An overture to philosophy of communication: The carrier of meaning
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781433113444
Description: 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 differences between Boss and Zorba, following the development of their friendship in Zorba the Greek. Their story helps to exemplify the meaningful coordinates of philosophy of communication established in each chapter. The authors claim meaning as the pivotal conceptual terrain for philosophy of communication. This book offers a rationale for the pragmatic necessity of philosophy of communication in understanding the how and the why of orchestrating meaning from information and discourse throughout our communicative lives.