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The Theory of Communicative Action

by Thomas McCarthy
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Overview

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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Book Details

Published
December 1, 1987
Publisher
Cambridge : Polity Press, c1984-c1987.
Pages
468
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780807014004

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