On the Communicative Turn in Philosophy

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Beyond language and pragmatics, this is an argument for communication as a philosophical force in its own right. Philosophy has long grappled with questions of meaning and human connection, yet communication itself remains an underexplored concept in the field. Claude Mangion shifts the focus by examining how communication has shaped debates on intersubjectivity and ethics. By tracing its role across key philosophical discussions, Mangion offers a new outlook on how communicative exchanges inform our understanding of self and society. Accessible and rigorously argued, it bridges the gap between philosophy and communication theory, making it a useful reference for students and scholars alike. A compelling argument for thinking of communication as a philosophical practice, whether you’re exploring community, the ethics of dialogue or the foundations of intersubjectivity. Claude Mangion serves as associate professor and head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Malta. The book gives prominence to the way the concept of communication has been deployed within philosophical debates. It shows how philosophers have adopted this concept in their discussions on the issues of intersubjectivity, community and the ethics of dialogue. Although mainstream philosophers do not, as yet, consider the philosophy of communication as a branch in its own right, instead subsuming it within the philosophy of language as pragmatics, the concept of communication is broader than that of language. This book aims to develop the relationship between communication and philosophy further. Mangion hopes to encourage others to conduct further research by aligning communication with questions that are of a philosophical nature.

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