Davenport / Irvine / Hartnett The One Culture

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7934-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Web PDF

The One Culture focuses on the state of the American culture in the so-called Age of Technology. This book is composed of four chapters that consider the influence of humanities and social sciences in engineering education. The opening chapter focuses on the famous two cultures' assertion that art and science do not mix. This chapter deals with the problems of definition, semantics, image, and attitude in this assertion. The succeeding chapter examines the typical contemporary 'confrontation between art, literature, and technology. A chapter describes the connecting link between the fields of humanities, social sciences, and engineering. The final chapter looks into the prospect of order, design, and unity as a counter-argument to a negative, self-destroying dualism. This book will prove useful to humanists, engineers, social scientists, and students who are interested in human culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davenport, William H.

Irvine, Thomas F.

Hartnett, James P.

Hughes, William F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Communication Theory: Eastern and Western Perspectives;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;12
6;Preface;14
7;Chapter 1. Introduction and Initial Insights;18
8;PART I: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION THEORY;28
8.1;China;28
8.2;Korea;30
8.3;Japan;33
8.4;India;36
8.5;Chapter 2. Chinese Philosophy and Contemporary Human Communication Theory;40
8.5.1;Introduction;40
8.5.2;Chinese Philosophy and Communication Theory;41
8.5.3;The Embodiment of Reason in Experience;43
8.5.4;Epistemological-Pragmatic Unity;46
8.5.5;Part–Whole Interdetermination;48
8.5.6;The Dialectic Completion of Relative Polarities;51
8.5.7;Infinite Interpretation;53
8.5.8;Symbolic Reference;57
8.6;Chapter 3. Communication in Chinese Narrative;62
8.6.1;Introduction;62
8.6.2;Communication in The True Story of Ah Q;64
8.6.3;Communication and Communion;68
8.7;Chapter 4. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy and Political Communication;74
8.7.1;Introduction;74
8.7.2;The Philosophical Principles of Chinese Communism;75
8.7.3;The Structure and Function of China's Political Communication System;79
8.7.4;China's Political Communication System: Effectiveness and Problems;84
8.7.5;Summary;86
8.8;Chapter 5. Korean Philosophy and Communication;88
8.8.1;Introduction;88
8.8.2;Confucianism in Korea;89
8.8.3;Impact of Confucianism on Communication;92
8.8.4;Korean Buddhism;97
8.8.5;Impact of Buddhism on Communication;100
8.8.6;Conclusion;102
8.9;Chapter 6. The Practice of Uye-Ri in Interpersonal Relationships;104
8.9.1;Introduction;104
8.9.2;Confucianism and Uye-Ri Ideology;105
8.9.3;Practice of Uye-Ri in Korea Today;107
8.9.4;Communication Patterns and Uye-Ri;112
8.9.5;Conclusion;115
8.10;Chapter 7. The Teachings of Yi Yulgok: Communication from a Neo-Confucian Perspective;118
8.10.1;Introduction;118
8.10.2;Political Philosophy;120
8.10.3;Communication Systems during the Time of Yi Yulgok;122
8.10.4;Thoughts on Communication;126
8.11;Chapter 8. Some Characteristics of the Japanese Way of Communication;132
8.11.1;Introduction;132
8.11.2;Ishin-denshin: Communication without Language;133
8.11.3;Social Causes of Taciturnity;136
8.11.4;Indirect Communication and Respect for Reverberation;139
8.11.5;Kuuki: The Constraint of Mood;141
8.11.6;Conclusion;142
8.12;Chapter 9. Indirect Speech Acts of the Japanese;144
8.12.1;Introduction;144
8.12.2;Speech Act Theory;145
8.12.3;Indirect Speech Acts;148
8.12.4;The Practice of Indirect Communication in Japanese Society;151
8.13;Chapter 10. Communication within the Japanese Business Organization;154
8.13.1;Introduction;154
8.13.2;Openness of Communication among Employees;155
8.13.3;Factors Accounting for Openness;156
8.13.4;Deliberate Ambiguity of Communication among Employees;158
8.13.5;Factors Accounting for Deliberate Ambiguity;162
8.13.6;Conclusion;165
8.14;Chapter 11. The Guiding Image in Indian Culture and Its Implications for Communication;168
8.14.1;Introduction;168
8.14.2;Eight Guiding Principles;171
8.14.3;Implications for an Indian Theory of Communication;175
8.15;Chapter 12. Communication in India: The Tenets of Sadharanikaran;178
8.15.1;Introduction;178
8.15.2;Traditional Communication Systems;179
8.15.3;The Contemporary Perspective;180
8.15.4;Indian Communication Philosophy;181
8.15.5;The Five Tenets of Sadharanikaran;183
8.15.6;The Interface Today;186
8.16;Chapter 13. The Practice of Antyodaya in Agricultural Extension Communication in India;190
8.16.1;Introduction;190
8.16.2;Hinduism and Indian Society;191
8.16.3;Agricultural Extension in India;193
8.16.4;The Law of Karma;196
8.16.5;Roots and Flowers of Antyodaya;197
8.16.6;Conclusion;199
9;PART II: PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION THEORY FROM THE UNITED STATES;200
9.1;Chapter 14. Paradigms for Communication and Development with Emphasis on Autopoiesis;206
9.1.1;Introduction;206
9.1.2;The Control Paradigm;207
9.1.3;The Network-Convergence Paradigm;209
9.1.4;The Information-Seeking Paradigm;211
9.1.5;The Paradigm of Autopoiesis;213
9.1.6;Changes in the Ecosphere;216
9.1.7;Changes in the Noosphere;218
9.1.8;Autonomy in Ecosphere-Noosphere Interactions;220
9.1.9;Summary and Conclusion;223
9.2;Chapter 15. The Convergence Theory of Communication, Self-Organization, and Cultural Evolution;226
9.2.1;Introduction;226
9.2.2;Entropy;228
9.2.3;Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Self-Organization;230
9.2.4;Communication and Cultural Evolution;231
9.2.5;Implications of the Theory;236
9.3;Chapter 16. The Rules Approach to Communication Theory: A Philosophical and Operational Perspective;240
9.3.1;Introduction;240
9.3.2;Philosophical Assumptions;241
9.3.3;Self-Concept as a Cybernetic Control System for Human Action;245
9.3.4;Conclusion;250
9.4;Chapter 17. Acculturation and Communication Competence;252
9.4.1;Introduction;252
9.4.2;Acculturation;254
9.4.3;Communication Competence;256
9.4.4;Conclusion;260
9.5;Chapter 18. The Prospect for Cultural Communication;262
9.5.1;Introduction;262
9.5.2;The Nature of Cultural Communication;266
9.5.3;Forms and Functions of Cultural Communication;267
9.5.4;Variation in Cultural Communication Style;270
9.6;Chapter 19. Interpersonal Cognition, Message Goals, and Organization of Communication: Recent Constructivist Research;272
9.6.1;Introduction;272
9.6.2;Human Action, Interaction, and Communication Are Organized by Interpretive Schemes;273
9.6.3;Schemes for Understanding Other Persons Play an Important Role in Organizing Interaction and Communication, Particularly at the Level of Goals and Strategies;274
9.6.4;Variation in Modes of Conceptualizing Persons Is Important in the Operation of Many Discourse-Organizing Schemes;287
9.6.5;Summary;288
9.7;Chapter 20. Dialogue on the Nature of Causality, Measurement, and Human Communication Theory;292
9.7.1;Introduction;292
9.7.2;The Dialogue;293
10;PART III: COMMUNICATION THEORY: EAST–WEST SYNTHESIS;312
10.1;Chapter 21. Development of the Western Model: Toward a Reconciliation of Eastern and Western Perspectives;316
10.1.1;Introduction;316
10.1.2;The Common Model;317
10.1.3;The Aristotelian Model;319
10.1.4;The Cartesian Model;325
10.1.5;The Relativistic Model;329
10.1.6;Implications for Communication Theory;331
10.2;Chapter 22. The Double-Swing Model of Intercultural Communication between the East and the West;336
10.2.1;Introduction;336
10.2.2;Modes of Intercultural Encounter and Communication;337
10.2.3;The Development of Dialogical Thought;339
10.2.4;Buddhistic Perspective on Paradoxical Relations;341
10.2.5;The Double-Swing Model;343
10.2.6;Implications for Intercultural Communication;345
10.2.7;Summary;346
10.3;Chapter 23. Communication East and West: Points of Departure;348
10.3.1;Introduction;348
10.3.2;Unit of Analysis;349
10.3.3;The Consequence/Purpose of Communication;350
10.3.4;The Limits of Language and Cognition;353
10.3.5;Emotion and Rationality;355
10.3.6;Human Relationships;356
10.3.7;Conclusion;357
11;References;358
12;Index;372