Transcript The Allegory of the Cave and From Metaphors We Live By

On Communication
Class #2
On Communication
• What are some purposes to communication?
– To make common, to influence, to synthesize, to
express
– In what situations do you use each purpose?
• What are some ways in which we communicate?
– Many voice and written ideas exist
– What other means are there?
• Debate who contributes more to communication,
the sender or receiver of the message.
On Communication - cont
• How do people use “blocks” whether on purpose
or inadvertantly?
• Name your blocks. How do you know?
• HW – interview a family member or friend –
What are your blocks and how do they know?
• If communication requires an engagement – with
whom or what will you engage in your future
career?
Synthesize our readings thus far
• What would Plato in Allegory of the Cave say about our
ability or inability to listen?
• What may happen to those who cannot listen to others?
• How will you learn the “truth?”
• What does this have to do with your experiences at
Winthrop?
• What does this have to do with world politics?
References
Bohm, David. “On Communication.” Human
Experience I: Who Am I?. Ed. Alice
Burmeister and Kathy Lyon. 6th ed.
Littleton, MA: Tapestry, 2009. 12-14
Plato. “Book VII: The Allegory of the
Cave.”Human Experience I: Who Am I?.
Ed. Alice Burmeister and Kathy Lyon. 6th
ed. Littleton, MA: Tapestry, 2009. 3-6
Coming up next week
• Thursday – First group presentation
• Thursday – Assign Writing
• Next week – First writing assignment is
due