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Communicative Action: Essays on J�rgen Habermas's The Theory of Communicative Action (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) [Hardcover]

Axel Honneth (Editor), Hans Joas (Editor), Jeremy Gaines (Translator), Doris L. Jones (Translator)

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ISBN-10: 0262081962 | ISBN-13: 978-0262081962 | Publication Date: February 28, 1991 | Edition: 1

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.

Contributors: Jeffrey Alexander. Johann P. Arnason. Johannes Berger. Günter Dux. Jürgen Habermas. Hans Joas. Hans-Peter Krüger. Thomas McCarthy. Herbert Schnädelbach. Martin Seel. Charles Taylor.

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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.

Contributors: Jeffrey Alexander. Johann P. Arnason. Johannes Berger. Günter Dux. Jürgen Habermas. Hans Joas. Hans-Peter Krüger. Thomas McCarthy. Herbert Schnädelbach. Martin Seel. Charles Taylor.

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"Habermas's monumental Theory of Communicative Action, considered by many the summa of his remarkable career, engendered an intense international debate. Many of the most trenchant contributions have been judiciously assembled by Axel Honneth and Hans Joas for this volume, which concludes with yet another of Habermas's vigorous and thoughtful replies to his critics. The result is a book that is not merely about communicative action, but also its very embodiment."
—Martin Jay, University of California

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

Hardcover: 311 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press; 1 edition (February 28, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0262081962
ISBN-13: 978-0262081962
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,660,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In 1981, Jurgen Habermas published his 'Theory of Communicative Action' as a two-volume book (English language edn, Boston, 1984 and 1987). Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diffracted intersubjectivity, language usage oriented, reaching rational understanding, developmental interconnection, communicative rationalization, functionalist systems theory, procedural unity, criticizable validity claims, steering media, procedural ethics, everyday communicative practice, symbolically mediated interaction, interactive powers, purposive rationality, rationalized lifeworld, abstract wealth, reaching understanding, communicative rationality, communicative action, symbolic reproduction, purposive rational action, material reproduction, praxis philosophy, teleological action, social rationalization

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Jurgen Habermas, Hannah Arendt, Legitimation Crisis, Western Marxism, Max Weber, Hegel Prize, Karl-Otto Apel, New York, Soviet Union, Niklas Luhmann

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