Axioms of Interpersonal Communication

                                   Axioms of Interpersonal Communication In 1960, the philosopher and communication theorist, Paul Watzlawick, established the five axioms of human communication in his 1967 book "Pragmatics of Human Communication: A study of interactional patterns, pathologies and paradoxes", which serve as a fundamental for studying human interaction communication. The axioms that underpin effective communication are: 1.       The inevitability of communication (also known as one cannot not communicate): Humans are social animals; they communicate as soon as they perceive each other. Individuals cannot remain in an uncommunicative state. Even silence (absence of actions or words) can be perceived as having some meaning. e.g: lack of interest, boredom, ignorance, acceptance...