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Dialogic ethics /

"Dialogic Ethics offers an impressionistic picture of the diversity of perspectives on this topic. Daily we witness local, regional, national, and international disputes, each propelled by contention over what is and should be the good propelling communicative direction and action. Communicatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Arnett, Ronald C., 1952- (Editor), Cooren, François (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]
Series:Dialogue studies ; v. 30.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Dialogic Ethics offers an impressionistic picture of the diversity of perspectives on this topic. Daily we witness local, regional, national, and international disputes, each propelled by contention over what is and should be the good propelling communicative direction and action. Communication ethics understood as an answer to problems often creates them. If we understand communication ethics as a good protected and promoted by a given set of communicators, we can understand how acts of colonialism and totalitarianism could move forward, legitimized by the assumption that 'I am right.' This volume eschews such a presupposition, recognizing that we live in a time of narrative and virtue contention. We dwell in an era where the one answer is more often dangerous than correct"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027264145
9027264147