Class 5 "The Public and its Problems"

1) If you are communicating you are a community. In order to communicate you must be aware of the unintended consequences of your actions on others. These unintended consequences are far reaching. How does a society raise itself to consciousness of those unintended consequences of reciprocal activity? You begin to become a public then. Publics exist de facto of having become conscious of each other. Engaging in communication leads to the creation of symbols and signs which allows them to engage at higher and higher levels.

2) My experience in a new school community where the members cross cultures has certainly shown me examples. We co exist but are still developing the ability to interact with empathy and knowledge of the unintended consequences of our interactions.