Philosophical Foundations of Communication Studies: A Praxeological Approach

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.

Pavel Slutskiy holds a full-time position of Associate Professor in Communication Management at the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He also holds Associate Professorship in Public Relations from Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University--the first higher education institution in the country to offer a program in PR. He was born in Russia, where he earned his Ph.D. in Journalism (Political Science) from Saint-Petersburg State University. Since 2014, he has worked in Thailand. His research interests include political and legal philosophy of communication, communication theory, philosophy of language, cross-cultural communication, strategic communication and public relations. He is the author of ＂Communication and Libertarianism＂ (2021). He is also Author of three other monographs, three university textbooks, and numerous articles which were published in American Behavioral Scientist, Libertarian Papers, Journal of Promotional Communications and Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, among others.