POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND ACADEMIC PRINCIPLES

THE AUTHOR OF THIS ESSAY DISCUSSES CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON'S (1996) ARTICLE, "ELISABETH NOELLE-NEUMANN'S 'SPIRAL OF SILENCE' AND THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF COMMUNICATION THEORY." HE QUESTIONS THE RELEVANCE OF BIOGRAPHICAL DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND ME...

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Published inJournal of communication Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 102 - 117
Main Author Kepplinger, H M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1997
Subjects
METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL THEORY
SCIENCE
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Summary:THE AUTHOR OF THIS ESSAY DISCUSSES CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON'S (1996) ARTICLE, "ELISABETH NOELLE-NEUMANN'S 'SPIRAL OF SILENCE' AND THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF COMMUNICATION THEORY." HE QUESTIONS THE RELEVANCE OF BIOGRAPHICAL DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND METHODS, AND ANALYZES THE RHETORICAL STRUCTURE OF SIMPSON'S ARGUMENTS. HE CONCLUDES THAT SIMPSON'S CLAIMS ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF NOELLE'S BIOGRAPHY ON HER SCHOLARLY WORK ARE NOT GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE.
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ISSN:0021-9916