actions of others), follows from the
interpretation in which an individual has engaged. As a practical
matter, this may occur on an instant, which is why Delia, et al., say
that "every act collapses past, present, and future; and thus, every
act emerges from a new past into a new future" (1982). Human
interaction follows from this, as individuals act on their
interpretations and thereby create a strategy for dealing
(communicating) with others. Meanwhile, other individuals (or groups)
have employed their interpretation of the world, engaged in action, and
interacted with an individuals, and when these phenomena confront each
other, human communication results. "Action is not communication," say
Delia, et al., but communication does proceed from the actions of
individuals who bring their interpretations of reality and potential
for action upon discrete situations. The effectiveness of human
cognitive abilities may be discerned in rhetorical commentary outside
the formal research community. Sussman's translations of Seneca's
prefaces suggest this, especially when Seneca imputes motive to the act
...