ABSTRACT In this Introduction, I make the case for an interdisciplinary exchange between philosophy, literature, and communication studies that explores the ontological question of being through an analysis of the communicative acts constitutive of being human. Literature provides the grounds on which the philosophical exploration of communication is carried out. To clarify the proposed inquiry, I re-imagine the possibility of a “natural science” native to the humanities through an appropriation of Aristotle. A sketch of a theory of literature is advanced so the structure and significance of the essays presented in this special issue are made clear and they can be oriented in relation to the existing field of communication studies. The theoretical sketch explains what I mean by a “natural science,” namely, coming to understand the ways by which we become human through our communicative praxis. After showing how the essays collected here each speak to the guiding theory that structures the special issue, I conclude with a general call for interdisciplinarity coalesced around the ancient axiom “Know Thyself.” Such a call offers a succinct statement of the mission of humanistic studies as envisioned within this special issue.

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哲学的合唱：哲学与文学交汇处的交际实践

摘要在本导言中，我为哲学，文学和传播研究之间的跨学科交流提供了理由，该研究通过对构成人类的交往行为的分析来探讨存在的本体论问题。文献提供了进行交流的哲学探索的基础。为了澄清提议的探究，我重新设想了通过亚里士多德的拨款而产生人文科学的“自然科学”的可能性。提出了文学理论的概图，以便弄清本期特刊中所发表论文的结构和意义，并使其与传播学的现有领域相关。理论草图解释了我所说的“自然科学”的含义，即 逐渐了解通过交流实践成为人类的方式。在展示了这里收集的论文如何论证构成特殊问题的指导理论之后，我最后总结了围绕古代公理“认识你自己”的跨学科性的普遍呼吁。这样的呼吁简要说明了本期特刊所设想的人文研究的使命。