Communicative Reason - A Sociological Restatement

The book examines philosophical and sociological approaches within critical theory and more widely from the vantage point of communicative reason. It seeks to revitalize the sociological dimension of critical theory by advancing a critical sociology of reason.

Table des matières

List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Habermas, Communicative Reason, and the Social Sciences
Chapter 2: Sociology and Reason: General Considerations
Chapter 3: Reason and the Reflexive Turn in Sociology
Chapter 4: The State of Reason in Sociology
Chapter 5: Peirce, Reason, and Signification
Chapter 6: Reasoning and Schemata in a Societal Frame
Chapter 7: Towards a Sign-Mediated Societal Ontology
Chapter 8: Reason, Communication, and Validity
Chapter 9: Validity, Schemata, and Reasoning on Moral-Political Issues
Chapter 10: Reasoning and Validity Standards
Chapter 11: Reason and Critique
Chapter 12: Critique and Reasoning Pathologies
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Patrick O’Mahony, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University College, Cork, Ireland, is the author of The Contemporary Theory of the Public Sphere, the editor of Nature, Risk and Responsibility: Discourses of Biotechnology, the co-author of Rethinking Irish History: Nationalism, Identity and Ideology and Nationalism and Social Theory, co-editor of Irish Environmental Politics after the Communicative Turn, and guest editor of the Special Issue on The Critical Theory of Society for the European Journal of Social Theory (2023).

Résumé

The book examines philosophical and sociological approaches within critical theory and more widely from the vantage point of communicative reason. It seeks to revitalize the sociological dimension of critical theory by advancing a critical sociology of reason.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Patrick O'Mahony, Patrick (University College Cork O''mahony, O'Mahony Patrick
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 06.09.2024
• EAN: 9780367182939
• ISBN: 978-0-367-18293-9
• Pages: 392
• Thème: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories politiques et histoire des idées; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Topics in philosophy, Society and culture: general