# Paul Watzlawick https://www.paulwatzlawick.de/axiome.html Paul Watzlawick was a renowned communication theorist who proposed five fundamental axioms to explain human communication and its paradoxes. His axioms include the concept that one cannot not communicate, every communication has a content and relationship aspect, communication is always cause and effect, human communication uses analog and digital modalities, and communication is either symmetrical or complementary. These principles highlight the complexities and intricacies of interpersonal communication.