Ethical intercultural technical communication: Looking through the lens of Confucian ethics

Sam Dragga Texas Tech University

Abstract

Studies of intercultural communication focus little on the ethical principles that inspire specific communication practices. The ethics of Confucius (including the virtues of goodness, righteousness, wisdom, faithfulness, reverence, and courage), however, genuinely illuminate communication behaviors within China. Analysis of a cultural artifact of technical communication reveals the substantial insight offered by the lens of ethics. A comprehensive understanding of differences in ethical perspectives is necessary to achieve ethical intercultural technical communication.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1999-09-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259909364675
Open Access
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