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Albert Camus's Philosophy of Communication - Making Sense in an Age of Absurdity (Hardcover, New)
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Albert Camus's Philosophy of Communication - Making Sense in an Age of Absurdity (Hardcover, New)
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The life and work of Albert Camus provides insight into how to
navigate through an absurd historical moment. Camus's role as a
journalist, playwright, actor, essayist, philosopher, and novelist
allowed him to engage a complex world in a variety of capacities
and offer an array of interpretations of his time. Albert Camus
provides insight into how one can benefit from listening to
relevant voices from previous generations. It is important to allow
the time to become familiar with those who sought answers to
similar questions that are being asked. For Camus, this meant
discovering how others engaged an absurd historical moment. For
those seeking anwers, this means listening to the voice of Albert
Camus, as he represents the closest historical perspective on how
to make sense of a world that has radically changed since both
World Wars of the twentieth century. This is an intentional choice
and only comes through an investment of time and energy in the
ideas of others. Similar to Albert Camus's time, this is an age of
absurdity; an age defined by contradiction and loss of faith in the
social practices of the past. When living in such a time, one can
be greatly informed by seeking out those passionate voices who have
found a way despite similar circumstances. Many voices from such
moments in human history provide first-hand insights into how to
navigate such a time. Camus provides an example of a person working
from a constructive perspective, as he was willing to draw upon the
thought of many contemporaries and great thinkers from the past
while engaging his own time in history.As the first book-length
study of Camus to situate his work within the study of
communication ethics and philosophy of communication, Brent C.
Sleasman helps readers reinterpret Camus' work for the twenty-first
century. Within the introduction, Camus' exploration of absurdity
is situated as a metaphor for the postmodern age. The first chapter
then explores the communicative problem that Camus announced with
the publication of The Fall--a problem that still resonates over 50
years after its initial publication. In the chapters that follow
other metaphors that emerge from Camus' work are reframed in an
effort to assist the reader in responding to the problems that
emerge while living in their own age of absurdity. Each metaphor is
rooted in the contemporary scholarship of the communication
discipline. Through this study it becomes clear that Camus was an
implicit philosopher of communication with deep ethical
commitments.Albert Camus's Philosophy of Communication: Making
Sense in an Age of Absurdity is an important book for anyone
interested in understanding the communicative implications of
Camus' work, specifically upper-level undergraduates, graduate
students, and faculty.
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