The Theory of Communicative Action
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| - | '''Discourse''' is a term used in [[semantics]] and [[discourse analysis]]. In [[semantics]], discourses are linguistic units composed of several sentences — in other words, [[conversation]]s, [[Logical argument|arguments]] or [[speech]]es. | + | '''Theory of Communicative Action''' is a [[book]] by [[Jurgen Habermas]] published in [[1981]]. |
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| + | It is an account of the development of the concept and theory of [[communicative rationality|communicative reason]] which distinguishes itself from the [[rationalism|rationalist tradition]] by locating [[rationality]] in structures of interpersonal linguistic [[communication]] rather than in the structure of either the [[cosmos]] or the knowing subject. He holds an assumption about [[personal identity|identity]] - that we learn who we are as autonomous agents from our basic relations with others. | ||
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| + | This framework of [[feedback]] rests on the argument called [[universal pragmatics]] - that all [[speech acts]] have an inherent [[Telos (philosophy)|telos]] (the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for "purpose" or "goal") — the goal of mutual [[understanding]], and that human beings possess the communicative competence to bring about such understanding. Habermas promotes the model of "deliberative democracy", based on the participation of civil society and a consensus between rational citizens. | ||
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| - | It also refers to a social conception of discourse, often linked with the work of French philosopher [[Michel Foucault]] (1926-1984) and the [[Jürgen Habermas]]' ''[[The Theory of Communicative Action]]'' (''Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns''). Each thinker had personal conceptions of discourse which are thought to be incompatible with the other. They remain two important figures in this field; Habermas trying to find the [[transcendence (philosophy)|transcendent]] rules upon which speakers could agree on a groundworks consensus, while Foucault was developing a battle-type of discourse which opposed the classic [[marxist]] definition of [[ideology]] ([[superstructure]]). | ||
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Theory of Communicative Action is a book by Jurgen Habermas published in 1981.
It is an account of the development of the concept and theory of communicative reason which distinguishes itself from the rationalist tradition by locating rationality in structures of interpersonal linguistic communication rather than in the structure of either the cosmos or the knowing subject. He holds an assumption about identity - that we learn who we are as autonomous agents from our basic relations with others.
This framework of feedback rests on the argument called universal pragmatics - that all speech acts have an inherent telos (the Greek word for "purpose" or "goal") — the goal of mutual understanding, and that human beings possess the communicative competence to bring about such understanding. Habermas promotes the model of "deliberative democracy", based on the participation of civil society and a consensus between rational citizens.
