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Communication: In general, communication is the transmission of information between several entities (people, animals, cells) that are able to process this information. In communication, information is copied and not merely transmitted, since it is not lost at the original location. New information emerges where applicable in the individuals involved in the communication. The aim of communication is to change the information of a recipient. Human communication also includes the manner of transmission, e.g. ironic coloring of a quotation or the knowledge about the credibility of a source. See also information, language, communication theory, actions, understanding, frame theories.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Hans-Georg Gadamer on Communication - Dictionary of Arguments

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Communication/Understanding/Gadamer: Understanding is not just doing, not a purposeful action, such as making signs through which I convey my will to others.
Rather, understanding as such does not require any tools in the true sense of the word. It is a life process in which a community of life is lived. In this respect, human communication in conversation is no different from the communication that the animals maintain with each other.
But human language must be thought of as a special and unique process of life in so far as "world" is revealed in linguistic communication. Linguistic communication puts what it is about before those who communicate, like a subject of dispute that is laid down in the middle between the parties.
The world is thus the common ground, untouched by anyone and recognized by all, which connects all who speak to each other. All forms of human community are forms of linguistic community, even more: they form language.
>World/Gadamer
, >Language/Gadamer, >Understanding/Gadamer, >Community/Gadamer.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Gadamer I
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010

Gadamer II
H. G. Gadamer
The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986
German Edition:
Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977


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