The prolegomena to a future science of communication

the defense of an invariable of communication

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https://doi.org/10.30962/e-comps.3236

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Prolegomena, Metaphysics of communication, Ontology of communication

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This essay presents Prolegomena's proposal for a future science of communication. In this text, we approach its most essential dimension — the defence of an invariable of communication — through a metaphysical discussion in a dimension that precedes theory, demonstrating how prolegomena can put differences into interlocution by delimiting a common invariable. As a cross-section, we approach one of the ontological aspects of communication, emission, from an interlocution between the concepts of active signalling and communicational gestures. In doing so, we highlight the contributions of antagonistic theories to describing the strata of communication.

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Deodato Libanio, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meios e Processos Audiovisuais da Universidade de São Paulo (PPGMPA-USP). Graduado em Comunicação Social- Jornalismo pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT). Membro da Diretoria Científica do Centro Brasileiro de Estudos Levinasianos (Cebel). Em estágio de pós-doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da Universidade de São Paulo (PPG-Fil USP).

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Libanio, D. (2026). The prolegomena to a future science of communication: the defense of an invariable of communication. E-Compós. https://doi.org/10.30962/e-comps.3236

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