Theory Of Communicative Action V1 Rason And The Rationalisation Of Society

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
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Total Pages : 518 pages
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Download or read book The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the rationalization of society written by Jürgen Habermas and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1984 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Theory of Communicative Action represents a major contribution to contemporary social theory. Not only does it provide a compelling critique of some of the main perspectives in 20th century philosophy and social science, but it also presents a systematic synthesis of the many themes which have preoccupied Habermas for thirty years." (Times Literary Supplement) -- Publisher.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9780745603865
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book The Theory of Communicative Action written by Jürgen Habermas and published by Polity. This book was released on 1991-01-08 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time in English, is volume one of Jurgen Habermas's long-awaited magnum opus: The Theory of Communicative Action. This pathbreaking work is guided by three interrelated concerns: (1) to develop a concept of communicative rationality that is no longer tied to the subjective and individualistic premises of modern social and political theory; (2) to construct a two-level concept of society that integrates the 'lifeworld' and 'system' paradigms; and (3) to sketch out a critical theory of modernity that explains its sociopathologies in a new way. Habermas approaches these tasks through a combination of conceptual analyses, systematic reflections, and critical reconstructions of such predecessors as Marx and Weber, Durkheim and Mead, Horkheimer and Adorno, Schutz and Parsons. Reason and the Rationalization of Society develops a sociological theory of action that stresses not its means-ends or teleological aspect, but the need to coordinate action socially via communication. In the introductory chapter Habermas sets out a powerful series of arguments on such foundational issues as cultural and historical relativism, the methodology of Verstehen, the inseparabilty of interpretation from critique. In addition to clarifying the normative foundations of critical social inquiry, this sets the stage for a systematic appropriation of Weber's theory of rationalization and its Marxist reception by Lukacs, Horkheimer and Adorno. This is an important book for degree students of philosophy, sociology and related subjects.

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Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262081962
Total Pages : 332 pages
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Download or read book Communicative Action written by Axel Honneth and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These critical essays on Jürgen Habermas's major contribution to sociological theory, The Theory of Communicative Action, provide an indispensable guide for anyone trying to grasp that large, difficult, and important work. The editors' introduction traces the history of the reception of the work and identifies the main themes on which discussion has focused: a concept of communicative rationality; a theory of action based on distinguishing communicative from instrumental reason; a two-level concept of society that integrates lifeworld and system paradigms; and a critical theory of modernity meant to diagnose the sociopathologies of contemporary society. ContributorsJeffrey Alexander, Johann P. Arnason, Johannes Berger, Günter Dux, Jürgen Habermas, Hans Joas, Hans-Peter Krüger, Thomas McCarthy, Herbert Schnädelbach, Martin Seel, Charles Taylor

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780745605395
Total Pages : 457 pages
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Download or read book The Theory of Communicative Action written by Jürgen Habermas and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1987 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theory of Communicative Action offers nothing less than a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745694160
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book Communication and the Evolution of Society written by Jürgen Habermas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important volume Habermas outlines the views which form the basis of his critical theory of modern societies. The volume comprises five interlocking essays, which together define the contours of his theory of communication and of his substantive account of social change. 'What is Universal Pragmatics?' is the best available statement of Habermas's programme for a theoryof communication based on the analysis of speech acts. In the following two essays Habermas draws on the work of Kohlberg and others to develop a distinctive account of moral consciousness and normative structures. 'Toward a Reconstruction of historical Materialsim' takes these issues further, offering a wide-ranging reconstruction of Marx's historical materialsim understood as a theory of social evolution. The final essay focuses on the question of legitimacy and on the legitimation problems faced by modern states. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the key questions of social and political theory today.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745692613
Total Pages : 216 pages
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Download or read book On the Pragmatics of Social Interaction written by Jürgen Habermas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The core of this book is a set of five lectures delivered byHabermas at Princeton in 1971 under the title 'Reflections on theLinguistic Foundation of Sociology'. These lectures offer apreliminary view of what would become The Theory of CommunicativeAction, and they form an excellent introduction to Habermas's ideasabout communication and society. They lay out the generalparameters of Habermas's project in an accessible way, and situatehis work in relation to other theories of society, particularlythose of Edmund Husserl, Wilfrid Sellars, and LudwigWittgenstein. Two additional essays elaborating the themes of the lectures arealso included in this volume. 'Intentions, Conventions, andLinguistic Interactions' is an essay in the philosophy of actionthat focuses on the validity of social norms and examines theconceptual connections between rules, conventions, norm-governedaction, and intentionality. 'Reflections on CommunicativePathology' addresses the question of deviant processes ofsocialization and contains an analysis of the formal conditions ofsystematically distorted communication. This book was designed as a companion to On the Pragmatics ofCommunication (1998), which took pieces from Habermas's later workto create a systematic introduction to his theory of formalpragmatics.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745692532
Total Pages : 464 pages
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Download or read book On the Pragmatics of Communication written by Jürgen Habermas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together Habermas's key writings on language and communication. Including some classic texts as well as new material which is published here for the first time, this book is a detailed and up-to-date introduction to Habermas's formal pragmatics, which is a vital aspect of his social theory. Written from 1976 to 1996, the essays show the extent to which formal pragmatics underpins Habermas's theory of communicative action. They are presented in chronological order, so that the reader can trace developments and revisions in Habermas's thought. The volume includes a critical discussion of Searle's theory of meaning, and Richard Rorty's neopragmatism. It concludes with Habermas's recent defence of his theory of communicative action, in which he reaffirms his view that interpretative understanding inescapably involves evaluation. This book will be an indispensable text for students and academics who want a clear and accessible introduction to the development of Habermas's theory of communication and its relation to his broader social and political theory.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807015063
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Theory of Communicative Action: Lifework and System: a critique of functionalist reason written by Jürgen Habermas and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jürgen Habermas
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ISBN 13 : 9780262082884
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Download or read book On the Pragmatics of Communication written by Jürgen Habermas and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: