RHETOR 138 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: John Dewey, Lifeworld
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Communication with others: both self-interpretation and interpretation of society. Politics: allocating resources based on how we see ourselves. E. g. we criticize a tv show, the tv show is a reflection of the society. Both culture and politics has to be self-legitimized, criticism affects how the two interact. 17th century industrialization, more people and more discussions. H"s criticism: too rational, should be more culturally defined. Affective (related to moods, feelings, attitudes) communication. Understanding of your account of meaningfulness of a culture. These 2 are often collapsed into one thing this brilliant piece of work . Ethos present in all criticism: no purely neutral criticism. Things to notice: physical vs. social space, soundtrack, dialogue. Beautiful people lone person: social space is a king vs. westerner (raylan) conflict between 2 different parties of power (2 social spaces) Different with dinner scene: raylan eats with boyd, shared social.
