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Ideas of Jürgen Habermas, by Text
[German, b.1929, Born in Dusseldorf. Professor at Frankfurt, and Starnberg.]
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1981
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The Theory of Communicative Action
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p.28
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We can do social philosophy by studying coordinated action through language use [Finlayson]
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p.38
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15668
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Meaning is not fixed by a relation to the external world, but a relation to other speakers [Finlayson]
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p.60
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15669
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People endorse equality, universality and inclusiveness, just by their communicative practices [Finlayson]
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p.65
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The aim of 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to interpret the sciences [Finlayson]
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p.78
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Rather than instrumental reason, Habermas emphasises its communicative role [Oksala]
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p.258
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What is considered a priori changes as language changes [Bowie]
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p.263
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Habermas seems to make philosophy more democratic [Bowie]
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p.373
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Political involvement is needed, to challenge existing practices [Kymlicka]
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I:297
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p.37
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To understand a statement is to know what would make it acceptable
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1990
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Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action
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p.102
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Moral right is linked to validity and truth, so morality is a matter of knowledge, not an expression of values [Finlayson]
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p.67
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p.69
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Move from individual willing of a general law, to willing norms agreed with other people
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1996
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Between Facts and Norms
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p.107
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p.79
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Actions norms are only valid if everyone possibly affected is involved in the discourse
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1998
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On the Pragmatics of Communications
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p.228
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p.34
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To understand language is to know how to use it to reach shared understandings
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