Communication ethics literacy "identifies the good in the interplay of self and other and the particular historical moment, attending to what is protected and promoted" (210). If language didn't exist the world would be a much different place and human interaction and communication would most likely be defined as something completely different. However, when people communicate they exchange ideas in order to answer or confirm what is happening. Each conversation holds a specific purpose and within that conversation each party has their own purpose of what they are communicating.
The good or a specific set of beliefs that a person feels will ultimately endorse something that will make the world better can have many variations. For example, gun control is a hot topic and has evolved greatly over a period of time and there are many different views of what the good is. The book used the example of how twenty years ago gun control wasn't as needed and no one expected gun control to escalate as much as it did. Hence, over time and as problems arise there is a shift in what the good may be. However, it is important to remember that there are many competing ideas of what the good is and should be and sometimes a combination of goods can ultimately lead to a better good. In the gun control example, there are so many different views and so many factors to consider that it is difficult to pick one belief that will universally work. Hence, it is important to always take into consideration what each side believes because most of the time there are pros and cons to each side.
In conclusion, even though there are so many goods that exist, if everyone was the same there would be no room for learning or growing. Thus, a variety of goods only helps us a grow as a society because people can bounce there ideas of each other and hopefully discover a better good. In the end, there will always be disagreements, but it is how people handle those disagreements and interact with each other while in a discussion.
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