Arneson (communications and rhetorical studies, Dusquesne U.) presents modern philosophical approaches to the issue of human communication through responses by leading theorists. Along with a lively treatment of Heidegger's take on language, truth and the practice of rhetoric are equally interesting essays on Gadamer, Arendt, habermas, Levinas, Merleau-Ponty (with another comparing Merleau-Ponty with Jakobson and Foucault), Gebser, Ortega y Gasset and Bakhtin. Contributors include a wide range of commentators and each provides a bibliography of works by the philosopher in question. The result is a surprisingly accessible treatment of each philosopher's understanding of human communication suitable for undergraduates as well as graduate students. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)