COM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intentionality, Ancient Greece

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Communication
• Course: COM 101
• Professor: Reynolds Brian

Document Summary

General definition of communication: communication is a process by which information is. Issues to consider when formulating a definition: exchanged among two or more systems within an environment. A citizen"s success in ancient greek society depended on their ability to effectively engage in public discourse (speech/debate) Gave rise to sophists, individuals who instructed others in the art of communication (decidedly considered an art at the time) Aristotle ( father of communication ) was one of the first to recognize communication as a serious topic worthy of systemic study. This was because it reflected the way society worked today.