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Philosophy of Communication

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Authors:
  1. Giacomo Turbanti

    1. Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  • Provides a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of communication
  • Encompasses the theory of communication, conflict transformation and organizational theory
  • Includes a wide range of pedagogical features

Part of the book series: Palgrave Philosophy Today (PPT)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Towards a Cognitive Theory of Communication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Phenomenon of Human Communication

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      Pages 3-18

    3. The Semiotic Approach

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      Pages 19-29

    4. Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Rules

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      Pages 31-45

    5. The Limits of the Code Model

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      Pages 47-62

    6. Grice’s Inferential Model

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      Pages 63-78

    7. Levels of Meaning

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      Pages 79-93

    8. Relevance Theory

      • Giacomo Turbanti
      Pages 95-128

  3. The Role of Communication in Conflict Transformation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. What Are Conflicts and Why Do They Occur?

      • Giacomo Turbanti
      Pages 131-151

    3. Conflict Analysis

      • Giacomo Turbanti
      Pages 153-170

    4. Conflict Dynamics

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      Pages 171-196

    5. Conflict Transformation

      • Giacomo Turbanti
      Pages 197-216

  4. The Communicative Constitution of Organizations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. Organizations and Communication

      • Giacomo Turbanti
      Pages 219-228

    3. Classical Theories of Organizations

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      Pages 229-248

    4. Systems Theory

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      Pages 249-265

    5. Sensemaking

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      Pages 267-282

    6. Emergent Organizations

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      Pages 283-294
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About this book

By comprehensively exploring the theoretical questions raised by professional communication, this book provides an introduction to the philosophy of communication.

 

Key Features:

  • Arranged in three parts encompassing the theory of communication, conflict transformation and the role communication plays within organizations.
    • Examines how agreement is reached through communication, how such agreement is negotiated between different perspectives and how such negotiation produces our organizations.
  • Includes a full range of pedagogical features, including study questions, essay questions. chapter summaries, focus points and suggestions for further reading. 

 

Philosophy of Communication is essential reading for all students of the philosophy of communication.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Giacomo Turbanti

About the author

Giacomo Turbanti is Research Fellow in the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, Italy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophy of Communication

  • Authors: Giacomo Turbanti

  • Series Title: Palgrave Philosophy Today

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12463-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12462-4Published: 28 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-12463-1Published: 27 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2947-9339

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-9347

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 349

  • Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Language, Social Philosophy, Media and Communication

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