Communication as an art of living : the philosophy and practice of talking with each other / Bernhard Poerksen and Friedemann Schulz von Thun ; translated from the German by Manuela Thurner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pörksen, Bernhard, author.

Schulz von Thun, Friedemann, author.

Contributor:

Thurner, Manuela, translator.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal communication.

Social interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 153 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026.

System Details:

digital

Contents:

Praise for the German EditionPrefaceThe Dialogic Principle: A Preface by Bernhard PoerksenI. The Big Questions 1. The Communication Square Searching for the key sentence The power of the receiver Hermeneutics of the listener In praise of misunderstanding History of an idea Of humans and machines Application of a model2. Maxims of Comprehensibility The practice of parody The four comprehensibility dimensions Karl Popper's taunts The three-world typology The limits of communication3. Vicious Circles and Relationship Dynamics No beginning and no end Victims and perpetrators Power comes from obedience No more either-or The simultaneity of different things Autonomy and dependence The double focus Theory and biography4. The Ideal of Congruence The narcissistic dilemma The primal need of the soul Abraham Maslow's rant Maximum and optimum authenticity True to self and situation The situation model Higher-order sovereignty From norm to option Leading a congruent life5. Communication with the Inner Self The parallelism proposition Self-paralysis and self-sabotage The charisma puzzle Stages of self-clarification A pluralism-friendly attitude Against exile The power of metaphor6. The Values Square and Views of Human NatureThe third qualityA guide to dialectical thinkingFarewell to one-sidednessVarieties of integrationHuman natureFreedom and conditionabilityStanley Milgram's experimentII. The Concrete Questions1. Communication Psychology for Managers and Executives Double-vision consultancy Triple pressure The integral leader Higher-order compromise The values square as feedback square Explicit and implicit meta-communication Competition means dependence2. Communication Psychology for Teachers Freedom and coercion One child's school experience The construction of self-images Training the swan perspective3. Communication Psychology and the Construction of Reality in Intercultural CommunicationThe ambiguous kissJustifying the normFirst- and second-order realityUnderstanding versus refutationIII. The Last Questions1. Happiness and Death The end of communication Self-determination and acceptance of fate Vicious and virtuous circles The certainty of uncertaintySearching for Congruence in Communication and Life: An Afterword by Friedemann Schulz von ThunSelected BibliographyAbout the Authors.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 21, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Communication as an art of living :

ISBN:

9781003712503

1003712509

9781040802090

1040802095

Publisher Number:

40033247263

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Restricted for use by site license.