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Rozmawianie bez rozmowy. O kryzysie komunikacji międzyludzkiej
Making Conversation without Conversing: On the Crisis of Human Communication

Author(s): Magdalena Szpunar
Subject(s): Theory of Communication, Rhetoric
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: conversation; Palo Alto school; silence; mindfulness; psychological cannibalism; sensitivity;

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the problem of the decline in authentic, deep conversation, both in the public and the private spheres. Spurious dialogues in which one engages without seeking mutual understanding or communication with others and which are, in fact, disguised monologues, are described by the author as ‘making conversation without conversing.’ The predominance of phatic communication observed in contemporary culture, as well as the waning of empathy, sensitivity, and mindfulness, hinder sincere dialogue and genuine encounter.

  • Issue Year: 33/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 257-271
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish