Philosophy of communication ethics : alterity and the other

346 Pages·2014·1.6 MB·English

by  Ronald C. Arnett

Philosophy of Communication Ethics
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Philosophy of Communication Ethics
Alterity and the Other
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
I:Otherness:PlaceandSpace 1
1 ThePantheismControversy:Rhetoric,Enlightenment,andMemory 3
G.L.Ercolini
2 ARhetoricofSentiment:TheHousetheScotsBuilt 25
RonaldC.Arnett
3 BeforetheOneandtheOther:Ethico-PoliticalCommunication
andCommunity 55
PatJ.Gehrke
4 Ethics,Kairos,andAkroasis:AnEssayonTimeandRelation 75
LisbethLipari
II:OthernessandJustice 95
5 Communication,Diversity,andEthicsinHigherEducation 97
BrendaJ.Allen
6 Tymieniecka’sBenevolentSentimentasGroundfor
CommunicationEthics:JulietteHamptonMorgan’sAdvocacy
forRacialJustice 103
PatArneson
7 TheEthicalChallengesofFriendshipinInterpersonaland
Mexican-U.S.Relations:ACaseStudyofTheThreeBurialsof
MelquiadesEstrada 129
AustinS.BabrowandLindseyM.Rose
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vi Contents
8 ResolutionsofRegret:TheOtherintheEvolutionofaState
ApologyforSlavery 153
JohnB.Hatch
9 PublicMemoryofChristopherIsherwood’sNovel,ASingle
Man:CommunicationEthics,SocialDifferences,andAlterityin
MediaPortrayalsofHomosexuality 183
LesterC.Olson
III:OthernessandContextualDivergence 213
10 OrganizationasOther:ProfessionalCivilityasCommunicative
CareforInstitutions 215
JanieM.HardenFritz
11 AnExampleofthePluralityofLevelsofCommunicationEthics
AnalysisinaNewspaperArticle 233
AlainLétourneau
12 LeisureandtheOther:PhilosophyandCommunicationEthics 253
AnnetteM.Holba
13 SavingtheNation:RedemptiveEthosandtheMoralFigureof
theRefugee 271
AndreeaDeciuRitivoi
14 CommunicologyandtheEthicsofSelfhoodundertheRegime
ofAntidepressantMedicine 285
IsaacE.Catt
Afterword:Machiavelli’sQuestionMarkandtheProblemofEthical
Communication 305
GerardA.Hauser
Index 315
AbouttheContributors 323
Acknowledgments
I, Ronald C. Arnett, offer my thanks and gratitude to Duquesne University,
theSpiritancommunity,andmycolleaguesintheDepartmentofCommuni-
cation & Rhetorical Studies. I am deeply thankful to Susan Carr, senior
graduate research assistant, for her outstanding work and her thoughtful at-
tentiveness on this project. Additionally, I am deeply appreciative of the
important work of Gary Radford, Harry Keyishian, and Fairleigh Dickinson
University Press as well as of Brooke Bures and Rowman & Littlefield
PublishingGroupinthefieldofphilosophyofcommunication.Iofferthanks
tomycolleaguePatArnesonforhercommitmenttophilosophyofcommuni-
cation and communication ethics centered in this undertaking. Finally, I am
thankful for colleagues in the field of communication who continue to push
the boundaries of study and practice of communication with their attentive-
nesstoculturalandtheoreticaldiversity.
I dedicate this work with thanks and appreciation to my family, Millie,
Adam,Aimee,Rich,Alexa,andAva.
I,PatArneson,echoRon’sthanks.Thisprojectemergedinpartfromthe
twelfth National Communication Ethics Conference at which scholars con-
sidered “Communication Ethics: Attending to the Other.” I would like to
thank the administrators of Duquesne University’s McAnulty College and
GraduateSchoolofLiberalArtsNEHEndowmentFundaswellastheCom-
municationEthicsCenterintheDepartmentofCommunication&Rhetorical
StudiesatDuquesneUniversityfortheirfinancialsupportoftheconference.
I would also like to recognize Rita McCaffrey and Brian Gilchrist for their
work helping to create a successful conference. Special thanks to Ron
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ArnettforinvitingmetoworkwithhimonthisprojectandtoSusanCarrfor
her diligent and careful assistance. Thanks also to the contributors of this
volumeforthecaretakeninexpressingtheirideas.
IdedicatethisworktomyGrandma,whotaughtmemorethanwordscan
say.