Celebrating diversity in the communication field

Wood, Julia T.

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“…Given their imbricated character, it is not surprising that questions of value arise at every practical turn. Given that questions of value preclude action, it is not surprising that much of the discussion of value occurs at the margins-in keynote addresses (Wood, 1998), introductions to special issues (Frey, 1998), most especially backstage in the reviews for presentations and publications (Blair, Brown, & Baxter, 1994), and in the instruction and disciplining of the novitiate (Engen, 2002;Oteiza, 2003). The most centered presentation of value occurs in the one community's complaints against another (Hallstein, 1999;Kitzinger, 1999;Schudson, 1997;Taft-Kaufman, 1995), in the call for action (Guttman, 1997;Kepplinger & Knirsch, 2001;Lemish, 2002;Mejias, 2001;Olsen, Weber, & Trimble, 2002;Wright, 2001), or in the critical performance review of a theory or methodology (Babrow, 2001;Condit, Condit, & Achter 2001;Cragan, 1999;McPhee & Zaug, 2001;Wilder, 2002).…”

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Philosophies and Philosophic Issues in Communication, 1995–2004

Anderson

Baym

2004

Journal of Communication

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The term philosophy of communication is a doubly articulated concept that refers both to the undergirding tenets and system of beliefs that justify a set of professional and pragmatic practices and to the study of those tenets and beliefs. Given the over 100 divisions and interest groups of our four major associations (ICA, NCA, AEJMC, BEA 1 ), one can say without irony that communication is philosophically rich. One could also say that, like the storied Platte River, we are a mile wide and an inch deep with no center channel.As a field of study, philosophy of communication asks the questions that are prior to and foundational for any topical or disciplinary issue. As the parent organization of this journal puts it: "Philosophy of Communication is broadly concerned with theoretical, analytical, and political issues that cut across the various boundaries that are often taken for granted within the study of communication." 2 Definitions of this sort create fields of endeavor without visible boundaries and literature reviews that could include nearly everything. Clearly, no matter how much space is allocated, any effort to write "the state of philosophy of communication" is doomed to the banal "there's a lot of it" or a careful examination of some small part of it. We've chosen the latter. Philosophy of Communication Review: Part 1-Philosophies of the DisciplineTo direct that examination we opted to use the traditional, encompassing set of four issues-existence, knowledge, knowledge practices, and value, or, more technically, ontology, epistemology, praxeology, and axiology-adopted by a number of communication theorists

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