Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Monographs
- Vol. 51 (1) , 1-22
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03637758409390180
Abstract
This essay proposes a theory of human communication based on a conception of persons as homo narrans. It compares and contrasts this view with the traditional rational perspective on symbolic interaction. The viability of the narrative paradigm and its attendant notions of reason and rationality are demonstrated through an extended analysis of key aspects of the current nuclear war controversy and a brief application to The Epic of Gilgamesh. The narrative paradigm synthesizes two strands in rhetorical theory: the argumentative, persuasive theme and the literary, aesthetic theme.This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
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