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The Theories of Jurgen Habermas, 2007.
This paper discusses and critiques Jurgen Habermas' theories of knowledge as social theory and of discourse ethics.
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper explains that Jurgen Habermas, in his theory of knowledge as social theory, elaborates on the important relationship between the natural sciences and the science of man with knowledge as its bridge. The author points out that this theory elicits the sense of reading Marxist social and economic theories, alternating with Hegelian concepts of dialectics. The paper relates that the theory of discourse ethics, which can be divided into categories of cognitivism, justice vs. good and universalization, is an exacting form of argumentation because it ensures the participation of all sides will not be threatened by coercion, save for the soundness and force of the argument.
Table of Contents:
Habermas' Theory of Knowledge as Social Theory
Discussion
Critique
Habermas' Discourse Ethics
Discussion
Critique
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"On the other hand, the theory of relativity by Einstein will only remain up in the air if it were not tested by the discovery of nuclear fusion and fission, which in turn created nuclear reactors for electricity and its evil counterpart - the nuclear bombs of every kind and size threatening the world with annihilation. This then verifies Habermas' assertions on control of the natural processes being an instrument of control of social life processes. For the longest time since the Atom Bomb, the world has been shrieking in fear at the thought of a nuclear war between superpowers, especially during the Cold War."
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Jurgen Habermas and Carl Schmitt, 2002.
An analysis of modern communication in American politics through the opinions of Jurgen Habermas and Carl Schmitt.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 46.95
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This paper will discuss the reasons why public speaking by government representatives and business interest are playing a part in breaking down the democratic nature of United States government. By realizing that there are more secret interests, such as business groups and political factions, we can see how the public speaking modem is being transformed into a regime for self-interests, rather one for the people of the country. Jurgen Habermas and Carl Schmitt's opinions on the subject will revealed here to illuminate this point.
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Jurgen Habermas and John Locke, 1999.
Compares Habermas's communicative reason and Locke's social contract, roles of reason and definition of knowledge and the individual vs. social concerns.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, £ 33.95
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This study will explain and compare Jurgen Habermas's philosophy of communicative reason and John Locke's concept of the social contract, focusing on the roles of reason and the definitions of knowledge in both philosophies. The study will argue that Habermas is concerned with the process whereby communicative reason takes place between individuals, while Locke is concerned with developing a rationale for the construction and continuity of a society in which completely free individuals (in the state of nature) agree to form a society which relieves them of some of that freedom but gives them in return protection for their life and property.
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"This study will explain and compare Jurgen Habermas's philosophy of communicative reason and John Locke's concept of the social contract, focusing on the roles of reason and the definitions of knowledge in both philosophies. The study will argue that Habermas is concerned with the process whereby communicative reason takes place between individuals, while Locke is concerned with developing a rationale for the construction and continuity of a society in which completely free individuals (in the state of nature) agree to form a society which relieves them of some of that freedom but gives them in return protection for their life and property. Habermas presupposes an orderly but free society is which his communicative reason can take place, whereas Locke presupposes a state of nature--part free, part rational, part warring--which necessitates the social contract which, in ..."
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Jurgen Habermas, 2002.
A discussion of the Habermas political analysis and its theoretical orientation.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 13.95
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Although Jurgen Habermas functioned primarily within the context of the Critical School, he developed his own analysis and critique of several systems of thought, such as Marxism, advanced or late capitalism, and the liberal-democratic society. This paper will discuss the historical context and theoretical orientation of his arguments, as well as the central concepts and primary conclusions of his analysis.
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Habermas's Theory of Modernity, 2005.
An analysis of Habermas's Theory of Modernity
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, £ 32.95
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Thispaper examines Jurgen Habermas' attitude towards modernity. It is evident that it is characterized by his emphasis on the importance of rational communication. Habermas judged modernity by objectively evaluating its strengths and weaknesses through rational debate. The paper shows that in his view, the demise of modernity demonstrated that when rational debate is cast aside in favor of a rigid reliance upon a particular sociological theory, that theory will ultimately be discredited. In other words, sociological theories like modernism cannot replace rational thinking, they must reflect rational thinking.
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Habermas's Theory and Feminism, 2002.
A look at how Haberman's theory is of use in the feminist platform.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 55.95
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This twelve-page graduate paper discusses how Habermas's theory could be useful to feminism. Habermas's theory plays a balancing act in feminism. It neither accepts the radical nature of those who use feminism to complain of repression. Nor does it dismiss feminism. Habermas has played a useful role in reminding people of the basis of feminism, and the need for universalism, equality and tolerance. His theory has influenced many in the struggle for justice.
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Hans Jurgen Eysenck, 1999.
Examines the life, career and major contributions (trait theory, temperamental differences) of this 20th Century German psychologist.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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"Hans Jurgen Eysenck (1916-97) was a German-born, British-educated psychologist whose principal contributions to psychological theory were his trait theory of personality, his biological theory of temperamental differences, his extensive investigations into the nature of intelligence, and his extension of his personality theory into some areas of social behavior.
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"Hans Jurgen Eysenck (1916-97) was a German-born, British-educated psychologist whose principal contributions to psychological theory were his trait theory of personality, his biological theory of temperamental differences, his extensive investigations into the nature of intelligence, and his extension of his personality theory into some areas of social behavior. Eysenck became the leading proponent of the British pragmatic school of psychology and his emphasis on testing and biological factors has often led to serious criticism of his ideas. Despite various controversies surrounding his work, however, Eysenck remains an influential theorist whose theory of personality is believed by many to possess great potential.
Eysenck was the son of a German "actor father and film star mother" who were divorced shortly after his birth (Brand 68). He..."
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Knowledge and Human Interests, 2002.
This paper is about the explication and evaluation of the critical reconstruction that Jurgen Habermas carries out in "Knowledge and Human Interests".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 27.95
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This six-page junior level paper is about the explication and evaluation of the critical reconstruction that Jurgen Habermas carries out in "Knowledge and Human Interests". Jurgen Habermas is the leading scholar of the second generation of the Frankfurt School, a group of philosophers, cultural critics and social scientists associated with the Institute for Social Research, founded in Frankfurt in 1929. The Frankfurt School is best known for its program of developing a "critical theory of society".
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Democratic Theory, 2002.
This essay discusses the competing models in democratic theory by Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Jurgen Habermas.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 27.95
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The paper reports that Joseph Schumpeter talked about democracy as elite selection. The author points out that Robert Dahl was a staunch defender of democracy, seeing it as a process that needed to be extended into every area of society including the economic and political spheres. The paper explains that Jurgen Habermas argued that real democracy was not simply just the compilation of views about majority rules but a social process in which people met, had dialogue and tried to reach agreement.
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Theory of Universal Pragmatics, 2002.
The following paper examines and critically analyzes Jorgen Habermas' theory of universal pragmatics.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper examines the study of general and universal aspects of language with specific reference to Jorgen Habermas' rules for using and understanding language rationally. The goal of universal pragmatics is to identify and reconstruct conditions of possible understanding. The advantages and disadvantages of Habermas' "Universal Pragmatics" are discussed. It is of the writer's opinion that Habermas' emphasis on systematization and organization at times forces linguistic phenomena into pre-established categories, which leaves little room for nuances, details or humanly necessary embellishments.
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"This concept when adequately applied extends across the boundaries of culture and language, e.g. two Englishmen would use the same formulations to communicate in English, as would two Frenchmen-in French." In this seminal work, in the book, "Communication and Evolution of Society," Habermas provides a simple construct for ideal communication (Habermas 1979). Throughout "What is Universal Pragmatics?" he maintains that all the complexities of sentence structures and their utterances are successfully communicated if an original intent is adhered to. Habermas maintains, that each form of communication, direct and otherwise, is to reach understanding. Such a pure communication is only possible if it is conducted-in a nutshell-clearly and honestly."
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A Society Filled with Leisure, 2001.
A discussion on leisure and the questionable necessity of work.
3,655 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 52.95
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This paper examines the idea of a society filled with leisure (or work) as has been explored by a number of prominent thinkers since the Enlightenment. The paper also examines social categories such as class, and these categories are shown to be intimately linked to ideas about leisure, technology, work and finally - to ideas on what it means to be human. The paper looks at Adam Smith's book "The Theory of Moral Sentiments," in which work is part of evolutionary progress; Voltaire's "Candide," in which pursuing meaningful work is the means to salvation; Auguste Comte's theory of an ideal positivist society; Karl Marx's theories of class and production; Max Weber's Calvinistic theory of work; George Herbert Mead's symbolic interactionism; and Habermas' Western Marxism. The paper concludes that while humanity is ill-suited to leisure, technology has provided us with more leisure than ever before.
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"If the American and French revolutions laid down the political pattern of the modern world, the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain laid down the economic pattern and with this, ideas about what should be the relative importance of leisure and work - and wealth - in our lives. The changes that took place in Britain during the 19th century became almost a prototype of industrialization and of increasing leisure, wealth and surplus to a growing segment of society, although not, by all means, to all segments of society. To choose to industrialize (and to not so choose meant risking backwardness and dependence) was to imitate consciously the British Industrial Revolution and so also to buy into a certain set of economic precepts about the role of technology and the purpose of human labor. As with all areas of human endeavor, however, there were often substantial gaps between idealized versions of society and realistic ones. In the case of how people thought that technology and human labor might interact, there were also substantial differences in what people thought that they wanted and what they actually wanted, as we shall see."
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Gadamer's Hermeneutics, 2005.
An overview of Hans-Georg Gadamer's approach to hermeneutics, summarising his main ideas and important points regarding interpretation and understanding.
832 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 15.95
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Hermeneutics is the art of understanding or interpretation. This paper discusses hermeneutics in terms of Gadamer's book, "Hermeneutics, Tradition and Reason." It attempts to define hermeneutics and discusses other ideas that Gadamer suggests are important, such as horizon, subjectivism and dialogical structure of understanding. It also examines a critique by German philosopher, Jurgen Habarmas against Gadamer and his hermeneutics.
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"Gadamer believes that our understanding of beings and things should not be limited to just the objective conditions that make knowledge possible (as Kant had originally thought), but instead and more importantly, a long process of interpretation, which is in fact neither subjective or objective as it involves the interaction of both the individual or subject and the object to be interpreted. The object in question could be an image, ritual or anything that can be interpreted. The idea of interpretation as a necessary tool for understanding is important for other philosophers such as Heidegger who also believed that language becomes central to Dasein's existence (to be there). "
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Moltmann's Trinity, 2002.
An analysis of the author's thesis on theology.
3,402 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper presents Jurgen Moltmann's thesis on theology. It explores his view of the Trinity and where God fits in, as well as the relationship between Christ and the Holy Spirit in the Blessed Trinity.
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"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This invocation, accompanying the sign of the cross, marks the beginning and end of every Roman Catholic prayer. It has become synonymous with Catholicism'a celebration of the crucifix as representative of the Blessed Trinity. While every good Catholic takes this Triumvirate for granted, it is left to theological scholars like Jurgen Moltmann to dissect and analyze the salient features of the Trinity. Is the Trinity a Pneumatological or Christological entity? Is it a combination of the two? Where is God in the scheme of Moltmann's thesis? The theoditic question challenged the omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience of God in his relationship with man. Is this question revisited in relation to Jesus Christ as the carrier of the Holy Spirit during his life on earth? Moltmann presents a clear interpretation of the relationship between Christ and the Holy Spirit in the Blessed Trinity in the chapter: "Trinitarian Experience of the Spirit" from his book, "The Spirit of Life." (Moltmann, 1992)
Moltmann's thesis is to crystallize the two schools of thought: 1. Christology-God the Father is at the head; the Holy Spirit flows from God to the Son. The father loves the world through the son and he can only do this through the spirit. Christology marks the life of Christ on Earth from a historical/faith perspective. 2. Pneumatology-God the Father sends the Son to save mankind. The son breathes the Spirit into the disciples. The Spirit rises from Christ at the time of the resurrection. The Holy Spirit becomes the origins of evangelicalism. This marks the beginning of the spread of Christianity-eschatology (Vos, 1912). That Moltmann attempts to establish the role of Christ, the Spirit and the Trinity from the New Testament (where no explicit reference to the Trinity is made) is testament to his theological and philosophical abilities."
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