The theoretical illusion in thecommunication's field

This paper compares the contents of Communication Theory books published by brazilian authors in the past 10 years. Comparing the models, authors or theories presented as “communication theories”, there is a coincidence of only 23,35% of all theories presented in the books. This article also discuss...

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Autor: Martino, Luís Mauro Sá
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/4423
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/4423
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Communication
theory
epistemology
Epistemology of Communication
Comunicação
teoria
epistemologia
Epistemologia da Comunicação
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Sumario:This paper compares the contents of Communication Theory books published by brazilian authors in the past 10 years. Comparing the models, authors or theories presented as “communication theories”, there is a coincidence of only 23,35% of all theories presented in the books. This article also discusses tow related problems: object indefinition and the interdisciplinar perspective of communication epistemology.