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The subject of the course is ideas associated with the term communication. I assume that everyone uses the word as they like, but some people are concerned about how they use the word. And some people describe what they call communication. And some people reflect on the categories they use in a communication theory of their own, which of course must find its meaning again in the eyes of each individual reader.
In the sense of a phenographic paraphrase, I colloquially associate two simple (quasi-etymological) connotations with the term "communication" (which can be derived from any term I find plausible):
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I see the aspect of alignment symbolised in the communicating vessels. The aspect of signal transmission is represented in the technological communication model. As an observer, I speak of communication in this everyday sense when I perceive that instances that differ from me cause each other to react by means of signals, which I can interpret as attempts at alignment.
Typically, in this colloquial sense, I say, for example, that two people communicate with each other when they use symbols to try to create a common or consensual sphere of behaviour that makes the use of symbols possible in the first place. When people talk to each other, they send each other explicit signals that are supposed to coordinate behaviour. In the internal view, every reaction - and of course also the non-reaction - to signals appears as communication.
I do not attribute any intention to the communicating vessels. Their level is adjusted by implicit signals. In a naively soulful way of speaking, I can say that they communicate something to each other. But I use the word communication in this case beyond messages simply to mean that an alignment is taking place through energy flows that I interpret as signals.
In this crash course, communication is understood as a system process. The course therefore includes:
- an introduction to systems theory
- an introduction to systems theory communication
- a critical comparison of some communication theories
and in connection with this, a system-theoretical critique
- a kind of pragmatics of hypercommunication
- a theoretical reflection in the sense of metacommunication
- and finally, an attempt at a general theory of communication
and connected to this, a critique of the most common concepts and terms.
And of course the crash course also consists of many instructions!
Here is the first
instruction:
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Become aware - linguistically and figuratively - of how you imagine "communication" to be. |
There are any number of images and formulations that somehow fit. Learning also means becoming aware of your own formulations and images. If I am aware of my ideas, I can recognise alternatives and assess where they might take me further. |
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Examples:
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A picture is (sometimes) worth a thousand words |
The course starts with an introduction to systems theory, which is used in the course to situate communication. "I want to see those!".
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