Interpretations of Communication as Dialogue Existence in Seren Kierkegaard's Philosophy | Tomsk State University Journal of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science. 2020. № 58. DOI: 10.17223/1998863X/58/13

Interpretations of Communication as Dialogue Existence in Seren Kierkegaard's Philosophy

The article focuses on a multi-perspective discussion on interpretations of communication as dialogue existence in S0ren Kierkegaard’s philosophy. The beginning of the article contains a short overview of origins and trends of communication philosophy and reveals the links between communication philosophy and existential philosophy. On the basis of three life phases suggested by Kierkegaard, the links between dialogue communication and existence are disclosed. The article also shows that dialogue communication is of different level in the aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages of life, and is grounded on different motives. From the comparative aspect, in the aesthetic stage of life there is no dialogue among people because an individual is self-centred and searches for pleasures. The ethical stage reveals only possibilities for a limited substantial and rational dialogue. Only the religious phase, which is considered to be the supreme one, opens the path to the love dialogue with another individual. This stage rests on the faith as an immediate dialogue between the human and God. A conclusion is made that authentic human existence is of a dialogue character because an individual is naturally called to be in the relationship with God and it is only through this religious dialogue that the real identity of an individual, his/her purport of life and ability to create a love dialogue with another individual can unfold.

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Kierkegaard, existence, philosophy of communication, dialogue existence, God

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Name	Organization	E-mail
Asakaviciute Vaida	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University	vaida.asakaviciute@vgtu.lt
Valatka Vytis	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University	vytis.valatka@vgtu.lt

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