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Subject:Essay on Positivism and Technical Communication From:Kris Hartung <ataraxia -at- CYBERHIGHWAY -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 21 Dec 1998 23:01:37 -0800
Greetings!
This announcement is addressed to those of you who are interested
in the philosophical aspects of technical communication. I have recently
completed an essay titled, "The Misconstruction of Positivism: From
Consumer Research to Technical Communication." I am interested
in obtaining any feedback or comments on my thesis and argument.
An abstract and PDF link to the essay are located at:
In order to avoid using an excessive amount of bandwidth with
this subject matter, please direct any comments, questions, or
critiques to me via e-mail at: ataraxia -at- cyberhighway -dot- net