Beyond language and pragmatics, 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, this book offers a new outlook on how dialogue informs 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. This work provides a compelling argument for thinking about 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.

Introduction


Section A: Communication and Intersubjectivity

1. Husserl on the Analogous Other

2. Merleau-Ponty on the Embodied Other

3. Schutz and Habermas: From the Pure We-Relation to the Lifeworld

 
Section B: Communication and Community

4. Mead and Carey on Community as ‘Participation’

5. Agamben on Community as ‘Communicability’

6. Nancy on Community as ‘Exposure’

 
Section C: Communication and the Ethics of Dialogue

7. Levinas on Dialogue and the Ethics of the Face

8. Bakhtin on the Existential Ethics of Dialogue

9. Gadamer on the Ethics of ‘Genuine’ Dialogue


Conclusion 

Bibliography 

Index