KOMUNIKACIJOS TEORIJOS IR KOMUNIKACIJOS FILOSOFIJOS ASIMETRIJA
ASYMMETRY BETWEEN COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF COMMUNICATION

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes the problem of a demarcation line between communication theory and philosophy of communication. This problem arises when communication theorists seek to reduce particularism and create a more universal communication theory. The article argues that communication theory and philosophy of communication should be defined through their different ends. Communication theory aims to cumulate and structure the knowledge of communication, to explain and predict particular cases of communication, whereas philosophy of communication is concerned with questions regarding the place of communication in social life and also with theory formation and methodology in communication science. Communication theory and philosophy of communication are on the different levels of abstraction and therefore cannot be considered to be commensurate theories.

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