Les Miserables and Chap. 2

The end of our viewing of Les Miserables came with the death of Russell Crowe.  I think he killed himself because of the amount of bitterness he held onto for Hugh Jackman was finally released.  He even gave his medal to Enjolras by placing it on his jacket as he lay dead on the floor.  This to me was the climax of the film all of men were killed in the rebel army, except Marius, fighting for the "common good" of the people.  As well as Crowe and Jackman came to their last altercation that they would have together in the film.  Crowe finally sees Jackman as a man and not as a prisoner that would not learn new ways of interacting except stealing and performing acts of piracy.  This example shows that communication between these two was still conflicted but all it took was for Jackman to show Crowe his own experiences. This has made Jackman completely forget about his own life to save another and caused Crowe to change his course to let him pass.  

The reading for chapter two emphasized that communication ethics has the importance of "Other" goods and recognizes that "Other," as an entity, has a huge influence on communication ethics.  It explains when discussing claims we are searching for direction while being open to others while promoting and protecting our own grounds.  It also mentioned that it takes continual deliberation and causes people to ask why and not be satisfied with an easy answer.  It also recognizes that a philosophy of communication is an understanding of the good and we need to apply it in our interactions with others.  Also that communication ethics is an engaged communicative application in a market full of ideas.  We need to be open to ideas as well as practical with the goal of an outcome in the end.