After reading the assigned chapters in the book, I am
confused at what exactly communication ethics is. The book defines it on page
32, as “Communication ethics is the recognition that we take a given philosophy
of communication, and understanding of the good, and apply it in interaction
with others.” To me, that means you decide how you want to communicate, decide
what you think is right and wrong, and communicate with other people. So
basically, communication ethics is how you communicate what you think is right
and wrong to other people?
If that is correct, could there also be a field of study for
communication feelings? Taking the books definition of communication ethics and
modifying it to fit feelings would read something like this. “Communication
feelings is the recognition that we take a given philosophy of communication,
and understanding of how we feel, and apply it in interaction with others.” You
are just communicating your feelings. Is there a class for communicating your
feelings?
I just don’t understand why there is a specific class dedicated
to communicating your ethics. What am I missing? Is there more to communication
ethics?
It seems that the book is trying to say that we all have our own values and that our sense of communication ethics stems from these values. What I got out of the chapter is that because of the diversity in our world it is important that we not assume that our sense of the good (our values) is "correct" and that other senses of the good are "incorrect." The book seems to say that it is important to acknowledge other points of view and other beliefs without claiming that our beliefs are superior to someone else's beliefs.
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