@article{article_1623102, title={Digitalization and Philosophy of Communication: Transforming Other-Self Relationships from a Spinozaist Perspective}, journal={Felsefe Dünyası}, pages={228–251}, year={2025}, DOI={10.58634/felsefedunyasi.1623102}, author={Yılmaz, Özgür}, keywords={Dijital Kabileler, Dijitalleşme, İletişim Felsefesi, Öteki-Ben, Spinoza}, abstract={This paper examines the impact of digitalization on philosophy of communication, particularly in the context of self-other relationships, post-truth dynamics, and democratic deliberation. It argues that digital communication reshapes the conditions of dialogue by fostering epistemic fragmentation, digital tribalism, and the erosion of shared meaning. Drawing on Spinoza’s philosophy, the study challenges dualistic frameworks that separate mind andfrom? body, truth andfrom? persuasion, or reason and from?affect, proposing instead a relational approach to communication. The paper highlights how deliberative democracy and mutual aid face significant obstacles in an era dominated by misinformation, algorithmic filtering, and identity-driven discourse. By employing an interdisciplinary literature review, this study identifies the potential of Spinoza’s concept of potentia (power as capacity) as a theoretical foundation for rethinking agency, relationality, and communicative ethics in digital spaces. The findings suggest that addressing fragmentation requires promoting critical media literacy, encouraging dialogical engagement, and reconceptualizing communication as an embodied, interactive, and ethically responsive process.}, number={81}, publisher={Türk Felsefe Derneği}