'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie

System theory is the most general theoretical approach to communication and the Pragmatic/system approach can be seen as the most comprehensive communication theory at present. However, It does not address in transpersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communication. According to this approa...

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Main Author: Linda Venter
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Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2022-11-01
Series:Communicare
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1964
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description System theory is the most general theoretical approach to communication and the Pragmatic/system approach can be seen as the most comprehensive communication theory at present. However, It does not address in transpersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communication. According to this approach, the smallest unit in a system is soon as the communication relationship between two individuals. This results in a fundamental inconsistency with the General System Theory, according to which the smallest unit of a system determines the functioning and effectivity of the total system. In this article it is proposed that the smallest unit of the communication system is intrapersonal communication (and sometimes transpersonal communication), which will determine and constrain interpersonal communication. Those levels of communication are not taken into account because they cannot be measured in an empirical way. This caveat is ad dressed by developing a hierarchical communication model which embraces both aforementioned levels of communication, as well as the ultimate supra system, namely the transcendental reality. The nature of the transcendental reality is non-empirical and the transpersonal communication subsystem functions as a bridge between the empirical reality and the transcendental (non-empirical) reality. This model places communication within the domain of a more holistic world view and opens the field to non-linear research that goes beyond the empirical perspective.    
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spelling doaj-art-f0deb597c2d743fb8ecf43763f09d0dc2025-01-20T08:47:27ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-11-0114110.36615/jcsa.v14i1.1964'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasieLinda Venter0University of Johannesburg System theory is the most general theoretical approach to communication and the Pragmatic/system approach can be seen as the most comprehensive communication theory at present. However, It does not address in transpersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communication. According to this approach, the smallest unit in a system is soon as the communication relationship between two individuals. This results in a fundamental inconsistency with the General System Theory, according to which the smallest unit of a system determines the functioning and effectivity of the total system. In this article it is proposed that the smallest unit of the communication system is intrapersonal communication (and sometimes transpersonal communication), which will determine and constrain interpersonal communication. Those levels of communication are not taken into account because they cannot be measured in an empirical way. This caveat is ad dressed by developing a hierarchical communication model which embraces both aforementioned levels of communication, as well as the ultimate supra system, namely the transcendental reality. The nature of the transcendental reality is non-empirical and the transpersonal communication subsystem functions as a bridge between the empirical reality and the transcendental (non-empirical) reality. This model places communication within the domain of a more holistic world view and opens the field to non-linear research that goes beyond the empirical perspective.    https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1964communicationPragmatic/system approachtranspersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communicationGeneral System Theory
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'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
Communicare
communication
Pragmatic/system approach
transpersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communication
General System Theory
title 'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
title_full 'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
title_fullStr 'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
title_full_unstemmed 'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
title_short 'n Stap in die rigting van 'n oorkoepelende kern-teorie vir kommunikasie
title_sort n stap in die rigting van n oorkoepelende kern teorie vir kommunikasie
topic communication
Pragmatic/system approach
transpersonal or transpersonali/vertical/religlous communication
General System Theory
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1964
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