Walter Fisher

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	[[Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"]]		[[Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"]]
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		+	Briefly, Fisher's Narrative Paradigm was in opposition of what is called the Rational World Paradigm. The key points of both are summarized below for easy comparison.
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		+	*Rational World Paradigm:
		+	**Humans are essentially rational beings
		+	**The primary mode of human decision-making and communicating is rational argument
		+	**Different rules apply in different fields: legal, scientific, legislative, public and so on
		+	**Rationality is a function of subject-matter knowledge, argumentative ability, and skill in employing the rules of advocacy
		+	**The world is a set of logical puzzles that can be solved through appropriate analysis and the application of reason.
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		+	*Fisher's Narrative Paradigm:
		+	**Human beings are essentially storytellers
		+	**The primary paradigm for human decision-making and communication is “good reasons”
		+	**Good reasons are influenced by history, biography, culture, and character
		+	**Rationality is determined by coherence, narrative probability and narrative fidelity
		+	**The world is a set of stories from which people choose
	== Additional Works/ Publications==		== Additional Works/ Publications==

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Article Summaries 3 Additional Works/ Publications 3.1 Books 3.2 Articles/Essays 4 Further Reading 5 Other Scholarly Views 5.1 Agreement 5.2 Opposition 6 References 7 External Links

Biography

Article Summaries

Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"

Briefly, Fisher's Narrative Paradigm was in opposition of what is called the Rational World Paradigm. The key points of both are summarized below for easy comparison.

• Rational World Paradigm:
  • Humans are essentially rational beings
  • The primary mode of human decision-making and communicating is rational argument
  • Different rules apply in different fields: legal, scientific, legislative, public and so on
  • Rationality is a function of subject-matter knowledge, argumentative ability, and skill in employing the rules of advocacy
  • The world is a set of logical puzzles that can be solved through appropriate analysis and the application of reason.

• Fisher's Narrative Paradigm:
  • Human beings are essentially storytellers
  • The primary paradigm for human decision-making and communication is “good reasons”
  • Good reasons are influenced by history, biography, culture, and character
  • Rationality is determined by coherence, narrative probability and narrative fidelity
  • The world is a set of stories from which people choose

Additional Works/ Publications

Books

Articles/Essays

Further Reading

Other Scholarly Views

Agreement

Those authors that agree with Fisher.

Opposition

Those authors that disagree with Fisher.

References

Fisher, Walter R. "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm: The Case of Moral Public Argument." Professing the New Rhetorics: A Sourcebook. By Theresa Enos and Stuart C. Brown. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994. 374-96. Print.

External Links