LEADER 00764pam a2200241 a 4500001 SCSB-10841005 005 20020606163548.3 008 960327s1996 nyu b 001 0 eng 009 990071450180203941 010 ^^^96012352^ 020 1572300833 (acid-free paper) 035 (OCoLC)34576705 |z(OCoLC)39158676 |z(OCoLC)993336114 |z(OCoLC)1600168572 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC 050 00 Q360 |b.A48 1996 082 00 001 |220 100 1 Anderson, James A. |q(James Arthur), |d1939- 245 10 Communication theory : |bepistemological foundations / |cJames A. Anderson. 260 New York : |bGuilford Press, |c1996. 300 xi, 259 p. ; |c24 cm. 490 1 The Guilford communication series 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-252) and index. 505 0 On reading this book -- The nature of the phenomenal world --Our manner of engagement of the phenomenal world -- The nature of the individual -- Character of the justified argument -- The character of practical argument -- The relationship between theory and method --Scholarship in society -- Communication theory analysis. 520 "This book provides a thorough analysis of the scientific, critical, and cultural questions at the foundation of theory-building in communication and other social sciences. Any claim to knowledge, the author explains, can be analyzed in terms of a series of characteristics: the object of its explanation, the explanatory form and evidentiary method employed, its characteristic explanations, the scope of its performance, and its consequences of value. From identifying basic epistemological questions to exploring the impact of the "knowledge industry" on society, the volume offers readers the analytical tools to understand, compare, and evaluate theories and their use both inside and outside the classroom. The book also includes a systematic analysis of communication's most influential theories and traces their genealogies across different content fields and disciplines"--Publisher's description. 650 0 Information theory 650 2 Information Theory 830 0 Guilford communication series 583 1 committed to retain |c20181001 |din perpetuity |fReCAP Shared Collection |5HUL |8221997217760003941 852 0 |cHD |hQ360 |i.A48 1996 |011632242 |bscsbhl 876 |01163224217378193 |h |jAvailable |kWID |p32044112589825 |xShared |zHW |lHD