Defense Date
8-13-2015
Graduation Date
Fall 1-1-2015
Availability
Worldwide Access
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
PhD
Department
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
Calvin Troup
Committee Member
Ronald Arnett
Committee Member
Janie Fritz
Keywords
Communication, Communicative Praxis, Communiction Ethics, Natural Theology, Rhetoric, Virtue
Abstract
This work claims communicative praxis is necessary and becomes increasingly more promising by introducing discussions that integrate explicit knowledge of natural law as a precursor for conversations regarding communication ethics. Taking a hermeneutical approach of returning to a text [book, person, place, etc.] with different questions develops new insights for identifying obstacles to understanding, functioning as barriers in preventing praxis. Some existing obstacles include errors, irrelevant information, misunderstandings, and implicit or omitted topics like natural law found lacking throughout the philosophical discourse. Therefore, this dissertation defines key terms, unveils the lineage of the law, reviews texts by Roman Catholic scholars explaining natural law, and considers some communicative implications when knowledge of natural law becomes explicit in discussions regarding communication ethics.
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Kosko, R. (2015). En Route To Communicative Praxis: Understanding Natural Law and Several Communicative Implications (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/82