Towards a Feeling-Thinking Epistemology of Communication

Abstract

This essay aims to analyze the sentient-thinking epistemology of communication. It begins by examining the epistemological perspectives of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Karl Popper, John Locke, Imre Lakatos, Larry Laudan, Hans Gadamer, Thomas Kuhn, and Paul Feyerabend. The essay then explains the general principles of epistemology, the origins of the term "sentient-thinking," the relationship between epistemology and communication, and paradigms of communication research. It concludes that communication is, ultimately, the space where we become human alongside others; therefore, we must defend its critical study, which means defending our own freedom to be and to feel in an increasingly automated world. Communication opens doors for us, and in this era, we cannot remain isolated; we must recognize others in order to forge new paths.