This book explores the philosophical foundations of communication studies, suggesting that communication phenomena extend beyond the scope of traditional scientific methods. It argues that communication, deeply intertwined with human behavior, cannot be fully comprehended through empirical methods alone. The book presents an epistemological alternative to empiricism in communication studies―an alternative rooted in the praxeological perspective. Drawing from the principles of rationalism, it proposes that conclusions about communication can be deduced from a priori theoretical truths, rather than empirical evidence. This book is a crucial resource for scholars in both philosophy and communication studies.

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1st ed. 2024, PS, 2024

Introduction
Contents
Part I Philosophical Questions of Human Communication
1 The Nature and Relevance of Communication Philosophy
Art and Science of Communication
History and Ethnography of Communication
Communication Studies: What It Is Not
Scope, Problems, and Goals of Communication Philosophy
2 The Ontology of Communication: Defining the Essence
The Influence of the Cybernetician Paradigm
The Limitations of the Concept of Entropy in Information Theory
Information Versus Meaning
Human Communication and Artificial Intelligence
3 Meaning in Human Communication
Well-Formed, Meaningful, and Truthful Data
Does Information Need to be Truthful to Carry Meaning?
Communication as a Teleological Process
Introducing Praxeological Definition
Part II The Concept of Probability in Human Communication
4 Probability in Human Communication: Shifting Perspectives
Uncertainty of Communication Contexts
Subjective and Objective Probability
The Concept of Probability in Social Events
Subjective Probability: Understanding Communication and Human Action
5 Free Will and Communication: Predictability of Actions
The Problem of Free Will
Limitations of Materialistic Determinism and Significance of Free Will in Communication
The Implications of Accessibility and Knowledge in Human Communication
Understanding Volition and Uncertainty in Human Communication
6 Subjective Probability and Common Knowledge
Understanding Communication Through Bayesian Reasoning and Common Knowledge
Common Knowledge in Communication
Social Conventions
Towards More Precise Definitions of Communication: The Role of Conventions
7 The Role of Communicative Conventions
Communicative Conventions
Reconciling Lewis’s Theory with Davidson’s Objections
Linguistic Conventions as the Primary Tool of Human Communication
Unique Role of Language in Human Communication
Part III Epistemological Foundations of Studying Human Communication
8 Positivist Paradigm in Communication Studies
Positivism’s Limitations in Communication Studies
Positivism’s Failed Promises
Possible Applications of Positivism to Communication History and Ethnography
Causality in Human Communication
9 Interpretivist Paradigms in Communication Studies
Pluralism, Consensus, and the Value of Subjective Perspectives
Contextual Influences in Interpretivism
Critical Theory as Type of Interpretivism
Interpretivism as Ethnography
10 Epistemological Questions of Communication Research Paradigms
Epistemology of Empiricism and Constructivism
The Incommensurability of Empiricism and Constructivism
Methodological Similarities Between Empiricism and Constructivism
Limitations of Empiricism
Part IV Exploring Methodological Alternatives
11 Epistemological Monism
Theoretical and Historical Explanations
Epistemological Dualism
Implications for Communication Studies
Understanding Versus Observation
12 Rationalist Alternative and Praxeology of Communication
Alternative Epistemology in Communication Studies
A Priori Propositions
Praxeology in Studying Communication
Axiomatic Foundations in Communication
13 Looking at Human Communication from the Praxeological Perspective
Human Communication as Purposeful Behaviour
Communication Ends and Communication Means
Communication as a Social Action
Studying Communicative Meanings and Usage
Part V Praxeology of Communication
14 Praxeology and Speech Act Theory
Speech Act Theory
Normative Consequences of Communicative Action
Aligning Speech Act Theory and Praxeology
Conditions of Conventionality
15 Intentionality of Human Communication
Intended Meaning
The Role of Intention in Communicative Acts
Understanding Unintentional Speech Acts
The Interplay Between Intentions and Conventions in Communication
16 Studying Communication as Human Action
Communicative Action and Physical Action
Individual Actions and Social Conventions
The Art and Science of Communication and Human Cooperation
Communication as a Cooperative Interaction
References

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Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2024

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