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Zusatztext "...the collection distinguishes itself in taking a more reflexive and pluralistic approach to the issue....the collection provides a number of interesting essays, an excellent bibliographic resource, and the platform for a more extended and engaged consideration of pragmatism in communication.... American Pragmatism and Communication Research provides a good complement to an improving conversation on pragmatism's possibilities for communication." — Journal of Communication Informationen zum Autor David K. Perry Klappentext This volume examines the past, present, and potential relationships between pragmatism and communication research. For scholars and students in communication study. Zusammenfassung This volume examines the past, present, and potential relationships between pragmatism and communication research. For scholars and students in communication study. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface. P. Simonson, Varieties of Pragmatism and Communication: Visions and Revisions From Peirce to Peters. V.E. Cronen, J. Chetro-Szivos, Pragmatism as a Way of Inquiring With Special Reference to a Theory of Communication and the General Form of Pragmatic Social Theory. W. Woodward, Transactional Philosophy and Communication Studies. W.J. Leonhirth, William James and the Uncertain Universe. J. Jensen, Art, the Public, and Deweyan Cultural Criticism. R.T. Craig, Dewey and Gadamer on Practical Reflection: Toward a Methodology for the Practical Disciplines. J.S. Horne, Truth or Consequences: Pragmatism, Relativism, and Ethics. T. Meyer, Pragmatism and Mediated Communication. D.K. Perry, Shattering the Mirror: Linking Media-Effects Research and American Pragmatism. S. Shuler, M. Tate, Intersections of Feminism and Pragmatism: Possibilities for Communication Theory and Research. T.L. Jacobson, Habermas, Dewey, and Pragmatism. G.J. Shepherd, Pragmatism and Tragedy, Communication and Hope: A Summary Story. ...
