Monday, March 10, 2014

Biologicism and Dialogicism

While Communication is conceived in Practical Logicism as a social act, its principle is itself Psychological, i. e. pertains to the private motivation of a speaker.  In contrast, two other concepts of Communication have trans-personal grounds.  One, previously discussed, can be called 'Biologicism', according to which Communication serves a vital species function, i. e. the coordination of its members, whether when engaged in purposeless conversation, or when involved in collective purposeful projects.  The other, which can be called 'Dialogicism', conceives Communication as a special case of a Dialectical process that governs not only all human activity, but all Cosmological developments, as well.  Thus, Dialogicism conceives Communication as Teleological, and, so, is perhaps better exemplified by Plato's dialogues, or by historically salient debates, than by idle banter.  Aside from any shortcomings, the explanatory advantage of Biologicism or Dialogicism over more established theories of Language is the provision of a more comprehensive context in which Communication appears, thereby more effectively grounding it.

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