Language and Reason A Study of Habermas's Pragmatics |
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| Author:
| Cooke, Maeve |
| Series title: | Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-03217-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Readers of Juergen Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action and his later social theory know that the idea of communicative rationality is central to his version of critical theory. This text provides a general introduction to Habermas's programme of formal pragmatics - his reconstruction of the universal principles of possible understanding that, he argues, operate in everyday communicative practices. Philosophers of language should discover connections between Habermas's account of...
More DescriptionReaders of Juergen Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action and his later social theory know that the idea of communicative rationality is central to his version of critical theory. This text provides a general introduction to Habermas's programme of formal pragmatics - his reconstruction of the universal principles of possible understanding that, he argues, operate in everyday communicative practices. Philosophers of language should discover connections between Habermas's account of language and validity (especially his theory of meaning) and their own concerns.