Hi,Ess I don't read much about Grover or Sunstein, but my thinking is that what can not be communicated through mediated experiences? Can,say Internet,come to a consesus for us? Does that partly explain even media develop so fast today we still have gaps between cultures and countries? :) ----- 原邮件 ----- 从: Charles Ess <cmess@drury.edu> 日期: 星期四, 十月 20日, 2005 上午3:10 主题: [Air-l] suggestions?
To demonstrate that my background is in philosophy, not communication studies (for better and for worse)...
My my applied ethics class, we're reading an essay by Robinson A. Grover,"the New State of Nature and the New Terrorism," which argues that new media and globalization have brought about a new version of Hobbes' war of each against all, etc. I attempted to buttress some of Grover's claims with the work of Cass Sunstein, his notion of "The Daily Me," etc.
This inspired one of my students to ask: are there studies, etc., that suggest that the new media, by giving us greater communication with "the Other" works to make us _less_ fearful of the Other, and thus, under some circumstances at least, _more_ likely to engage in aggressive behaviors,including warfare? That is, his thought is that in a state of ignorance of the Other, one is more likely to assume the worst - the Other is bigger,more powerful, etc., so I'd better stay home. But once I see the Other on TV, the Internet, etc., I discover that this is not so...
I thought it a worthwhile question - citations and suggestions?
thanks in advance,
Charles Ess
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