The concept of "weak communicative action" in Habermas' Theory

Authors

  • Antonio Saturnino Braga Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2017.1.21495

Keywords:

Habermas, Orientation to Success and Orientation to Understanding, Weak Communicative Action, Mutual Understanding and Agreement, Validity Claims.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine if the concept of weak communicative action allows Habermas' theory to incorporate the possibility not only of a mixture of orientation to success and orientation to mutual understanding, but one in which such orientations are taken as contrary but dialectically interdependent aspects of certain speech acts. Ultimately, the question is to assess to which extent this more dialectical comprehension of the relation between the two orientations renders Habermas' theory less ingenuous and more sensitive to the complexity of the communicative practice in contemporary society. To achieve our aim, we propose a conceptual connection between weak communicative action, on the one hand, and the tension between facticity and validity active in the sphere of juridical norms, on the other.

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Author Biography

Antonio Saturnino Braga, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Doutor em Filosofia pela UERJ, Professor do Departamento de Filosofia e do PPG Lógica e Metafísica da UFRJ

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Published

2017-05-22

How to Cite

Braga, A. S. (2017). The concept of "weak communicative action" in Habermas’ Theory. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 62(1), 98–115. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2017.1.21495

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Vol. 62 No. 1 (2017): Theories of justice

Section

Teorias da justiça

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