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Integrująca rola dochodzenia do porozumienia w teorii działania komunikacyjnego Jürgena Habermasa
An integrating role of the seeking agreement in the theory of communicative action of Jürgen Habermas

Author(s): Aneta Krupka
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Communication studies, Theory of Communication, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Jürgen Habermas; the theory of communicative action; the seeking agreement;

Summary/Abstract: While appreciating the role of the Enlightenment Jürgen Habermas also understands the difficulties of its primacy of rationality. Inadequacy of instrumental interpretation of rationality leads the German philosopher to the formulation of the theory of communicative action. In this theory the search for an agreement becomes the basis for an action; this theory replaces and complements the conception of the action formulated by Max Weber. Moreover, it is the language and more specifically the whole process of communication that reveals complicated social reality. The importance of these theoretical considerations is shown in bio ethical reflection, mainly in regard to the eugenics.

  • Issue Year: 6/2014
  • Issue No: 1 (10)
  • Page Range: 85-97
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish