On the Pragmatics of Social Interaction: Preliminary Studies in the Theory of Communicative Action (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)

In 1971 Habermas delivered the Gauss Lectures at Princeton University. These pivotal lectures, entitled "Reflections on the Linguistic Foundation of Sociology," anticipate The Theory of Communicative Action and offer an excellent introduction to it. They show why Habermas considers the linguistic turn in social philosophy to be necessary and contain the first formulation of formal pragmatics, including an important discussion of truth. In these lectures and two additional essays, Habermas outlines an intersubjective approach to social theory that takes the concepts of meaning and communication to be central. In doing so, he situates his project relative to other influential accounts of how meaning is constituted, in particular those of Edmund Husserl, Wilfrid Sellars, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. He examines the nature of social interaction and its connection to communication, developing a linguistic conception of convention and intentionality. He also offers an account of social and individual pathologies using the concept of systematically distorted communication. Taken together, these analyses contribute significantly to current debates in the philosophy of action and language. In These Lectures And Two Additional Essays, Habermas Outlines An Intersubjective Approach To Social Theory That Takes The Concepts Of Meaning And Communication To Be Central. In Doing So, He Situates His Project Relative To Other Influential Accounts Of How Meaning Is Constituted, In Particular Those Of Edmund Husserl, Wilfrid Sellars, And Ludwig Wittgenstein. He Examines The Nature Of Social Interaction And Its Connection To Communication, Developing A Linguistic Conception Of Convention And Intentionality. He Also Offers An Account Of Social And Individual Pathologies Using The Concept Of Systematically Distorted Communication. Taken Together, These Analyses Contribute Significantly To Current Debates In The Philosophy Of Action And Language.--jacket. Reflections On The Linguistic Foundation Of Sociology: The Christian Gauss Lecture (princeton University, February-march 1971). I. Objectivist And Subjectivist Approaches To Theory Formation In The Social Sciences. Ii. The Phenomenological Constitutive Theory Of Society: The Fundamental Role Of Claims To Validity And The Monadological Foundations Of Intersubjectivity. Iii. From A Constitutive Theory To A Communicative Theory Of Society (sellars And Wittgenstein): Communicative And Cognitive Uses Of Language. Iv. Universal Pragmatics: Reflections On A Theory Of Communicative Competence. V. Truth And Society: The Discursive Redemption Of Factual Claims To Validity -- Intentions, Conventions, And Linguistic Interactions (1976). Jürgen Habermas ; Translated By Barbara Fultner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [171]-181) And Index. Die Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns ist auf Bedürfnisse der Gesellschaftstheorie zugeschnitten. Zunächst leistet sie einen Beitrag zur Bedeutungstheorie. Wir verstehen einen Sprechakt, wenn wir wissen, was ihn akzeptabel macht. Ferner stellt sich die Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns die Aufgabe, die in die kommunikative Alltagspraxis eingelassene Vernunft aufzusuchen und aus der Geltungsbasis der Rede einen unverkürzten Begriff der Vernunft zu rekonstruieren. Schließlich nimmt die Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns bestimmte kritische Anstöße auf, die seit Humboldt (bis zu Austin und Rorty) von Seiten der Sprachphilosophie ausgegangen sind. Sie kritisiert die einseitige Ausrichtung der abendländischen Philosophie an der Welt des Seienden. (Quelle: [Suhrkamp Verlag](https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/juergen-habermas-vorstudien-und-ergaenzungen-zur-theorie-des-kommunikativen-handelns-t-9783518576519))