Theory of Communicative Action

Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2

AvJürgen Habermas

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

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This study offers a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory. It is Habermas' "magnum opus", and it is regarded as one of the most important works of modern social thought. In this second and final volume of the work, Habermas examines the relations between action concepts and systems theory and elaborates a framework for analyzing the developmental tendencies of modern societies. He discusses in detail the work of Marx, Durkheim, G.H. Mead and Talcott Parsons, among others. By distinguishing between social systems and what he calls the "life-world", Habermas is able to analyze the ways in which the development of social systems impinges upon the symbolic and subjective dimensions of social life, resulting in the kind of crises, conflicts and protest movements which are characteristic of advanced capitalist societies in the late-20th century.

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Utgivningsdatum:1989-10-05
Mått:155 x 230 x 34 mm
Vikt:700 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:457
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780745607702
Översättare:McCarthy, Thomas, McCarthy, Thomas (Northwestern University), Mccarthy, Thomas

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Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the "world's leading thinkers". Thomas McCarthy is the author of The Theory of Communicative Action: Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2, published by Wiley.

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Translator’s Preface V The Paradigm Shift in Mead and Durkheim: From Purposive Activity to Communicative Action1. The Foundations of Social Science in the Theory of Communication2. The Authority of the Sacred and the Normative Background of Communicative Action3. The Rational Structure of the Linguistification of the SacredVI Intermediate Reflections: System and Lifeworld1. The Concept of the Lifeworld and the Hermeneutic Idealism of Interpretive Sociology2. The Uncoupling of System and LifeworldVII Talcott Parsons: Problems in Constructing a Theory of Society1. From a Normativistic Theory of Action to a Systems Theory of Society2. The Development of Systems Theory3. The Theory of ModernityVIII Concluding Reflections: From Parsons via Weber to Marx1. A Backward Glance: Weber’s Theory of Modernity2. Marx and the Thesis of Internal Colonization3. The Tasks of a Critical Theory of SocietyNotesIndex