Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action: Copernicus and Kepler

by Jürgen Habermas

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This long-awaited book sets out the implications of Habermas's theory of communicative action for moral theory. "Discourse ethics" attempts to reconstruct a moral point of view from which normative claims can be impartially judged. The theory of justice it develops replaces Kant's categorical imperative with a procedure of justification based on reasoned agreement among participants in practical discourse. Habermas connects communicative ethics...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262581183

ISBN13:9780262581189

Release Date:October 2001

Publisher:Mit Press

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.79 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Ethics Ethics & Morality Language Arts Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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