The Progression Of Dialogue Between Socrates And Jesus

Throughout the progression of society, dialogue has undergone immense modifications and developed an alternate definition. Media historian, John Durham Peters, theorized that media is not responsible for the distortion of dialogue is to mislay pathos without further analysis. Before one can critique the media, on has to understand a few principles. First that, “the concentrations of political economy and the inherent list to perversity in human appetites” and secondly, “media can sustain diverse formal arrangements. It is a mistake to equate technologies with their societal applications”, and thirdly “…dialogue can be tyrannical and dissemination” (Peters, 1999, p.34). Since the distortion of dialogue is considered one of the many distinctive features of civilization we see forms of abuse for the good and the bad. John Durham Peters use Socrates and Jesus in other to comprehend what can be defined as dialogue and dissemination. To understand dissemination, we have to first understand the two conceptions invariant and open dissemination. Socrates believes that dialogue that involves a philosopher and pupil to …show more content…
Since reading involves being vocal, Socrates believed that writing has a control over the voice and body of the reader dismissing distances in time and space. Socrates also brings up some concerns of Reading, “To read-which meant to read aloud-was to relinquish control of one's body to the (masculine) writer, to yield to a distant dominating body” (Peters, 1999, p.34). When one reads they put to creative thought towards the words that come out one’s mouth, the writer is the one who is in command while the reader is the one being controlled. The one who writes is the one who is considered active and dictating while the reader is the one being passive and