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Quote by Jean-Francois Lyotard
On the other hand, in a society whose communication component is b

On the other hand, in a society whose communication component is becoming more prominent day by day, both as a reality and as an issue, it is clear that language assumes a new importance. – Jean-Francois Lyotard

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Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age. – Jean-Francois Lyotard

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Jean-Francois Lyotard
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One can decide that the principal role of knowledge is as an indispensable element in the functioning of society, and act in accordance with that decision, only if one has already decided that society is a giant machine. – Jean-Francois Lyotard

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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. – Timothy Garton Ash

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Youre talking about a younger generation, Generation Y, whose interpersonal communication skills are different from Generation X. The younger generation is more comfortable saying something through a digital mechanism than even face to face. – Erik Qualman

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It is not so much the content of what one says as the way in which one says it. However important the thing you say, whats the good of it if not heard or, being heard, not felt. – Sylvia Ashton-Warner

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The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. – T. S. Eliot

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