Conference paper

THE MEANING OF REALITY IN COMMUNICATION

Maja Žitinski-Šoljić ; The Polytechnic of Dubrovnik

Abstract

Communication reveals the way how reality is discovered, taken for granted, or changed by individuals and groups in positions of power. That means that reality is a social construction which is reflected
through language. It is related to the treat of the fundamental questions of theory of construction, evaluation, the criteria of meaning, and the structure of explanation. We do not react to events directly, we always react to interpretations or definitions of the
situation, relevant and meaningful to our lives. Events are as real, as we define them to be real. Social consensus plays the most important role in defining what is appropriate and desirable in a particular society. A broader human, as well as scientific communication
can lead us to unsupervised access to good information and useful knowledge about how society works, and what a real reality should be.

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Hrčak ID:

209473

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/209473

Publication date:

21.12.1998.

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