%0 Journal Article %1 dresner_davidsons_2006 %A Dresner, Eli %D 2006 %J Communication Theory %K davidson disciplinarity externalist intellectual intercultural-communication philosophy united-states %N 2 %P 155--172 %R 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00266.x %T Davidson's Philosophy of Communication %V 16 %X Donald Davidson, one of the main figures in 20th-century analytic philosophy, can be justifiably described as a philosopher of communication. In the first part of this paper, a key concept in Davidson's philosophy—radical interpretation—is presented and explicated. Then, the second part shows how this notion bears upon key issues and problems in communication theory. It is argued that Davidson's ideas provide support for a constitutive view of communication and that his account of the relation between communication and social convention promotes the unity of communication as a field of research. The final part of the paper discusses the ramifications of radical interpretation for the domain of intercultural communication.

@article{dresner_davidsons_2006, abstract = {Donald Davidson, one of the main figures in 20th-century analytic philosophy, can be justifiably described as a philosopher of communication. In the first part of this paper, a key concept in Davidson's philosophy\textemdash{}radical interpretation\textemdash{}is presented and explicated. Then, the second part shows how this notion bears upon key issues and problems in communication theory. It is argued that Davidson's ideas provide support for a constitutive view of communication and that his account of the relation between communication and social convention promotes the unity of communication as a field of research. The final part of the paper discusses the ramifications of radical interpretation for the domain of intercultural communication.}, added-at = {2019-08-29T01:56:31.000+0200}, author = {Dresner, Eli}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22c0c235e1ae4a8d29ea09c15334f9b31/jpooley}, doi = {10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00266.x}, interhash = {420f61df4c2392c1f3fb1d7fd8b5bc2a}, intrahash = {2c0c235e1ae4a8d29ea09c15334f9b31}, journal = {Communication Theory}, keywords = {davidson disciplinarity externalist intellectual intercultural-communication philosophy united-states}, month = may, number = 2, pages = {155--172}, timestamp = {2019-08-29T01:56:31.000+0200}, title = {Davidson's {{Philosophy}} of {{Communication}}}, volume = 16, year = 2006 }