Monday, February 10, 2014

Ch. 3 Pragmatic Good of Theory Reading

What stuck out most to me within this chapter was the 6 metaphors of communication ethics praxis.  The reason why I believe they stuck out to me is due to how they connect to real life situations and I think they point to the logic of why we communicate ethically.
Democratic communication ethics is a communication that is public, and is interested in what's best for the aggregate whole of a society.  This type of communication is seen mostly within politics for me, where the public comes together and promotes certain ideas and decisions are made in a collaborative fashion.  It's important because this type of communication isn't produced by an individual, but a group.  That group's decisions has the potential to negatively or positively affect the future of a society.
Universal-Humanitarian comm. ethics is a type of communication that promotes the idea of a truth for all.  In my opinion, this type of communication promotes ideas such as "treat others how you want to be treated", "let others live the way they wish", etc.  I think that this type of communication can be faulty at times, because there are various opinions on such things as race, religion, gender roles, etc.
Codes, procedures and standards in communication ethics suggests that there are unwritten rules to communicating ethically.  To me, this type of communication believes such things as you shouldn't call people out of their names, you should communicate empathetical, you shouldn't physically or verbally attack another human being, etc.  I think that this type of communication is vital, but it can be produced in various fashions due to multiple cultures coming into interaction with one another (America).
Contextual communication ethics is a type of communication that admits that there are diverse ways of communicating ethically, it just depends on the context.  The context suggests a type of ethical communication.  In France or Italy, it's alright to kiss another on the cheek... that's communication ethically.  But in America, that isn't acceptable in many contexts, and can lead to uncomfortable situations.
Narrative communication ethics, to me, is a type of communication that is learned from others.  We gather and create ideas from the environments that we have been experienced with.  Most narrative communication starts with our parents or early education teachers, and they teach us how to communicate ethically.
Dialogic communication ethics is a type of communication that isn't owned by one person, but 2 or more.  2 or more individuals have the responsibility to make sure that communication is ethical and not out of bounds.  Also, this type of communication is dependent on 2 or more people, and the success of this communication is dependent upon the ongoing conversation between them.
I look forward to our conversations on these 6 metaphors... I think it will be interesting and intriguing to see how others summarize these concepts.

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