The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 2: Lifeword and System: A Critique of Functionalist Reason
Jurgen Habermas opens volume 2 with a brilliant reinterpretation of Mead and Durkheim and then develops his own approach to society, combining two hitherto competing paradigms, 'system' and 'lifeworld.' The strength of this combination is then demonstrated in a detailed critique of Parsons's...
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Jurgen Habermas opens volume 2 with a brilliant reinterpretation of Mead and Durkheim and then develops his own approach to society, combining two hitherto competing paradigms, 'system' and 'lifeworld.' The strength of this combination is then demonstrated in a detailed critique of Parsons's theory of social systems.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780807014011 (080701401X)
ASIN: 9780807014011
Publish date: 28-03-1985
Publisher: Beacon
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
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