Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 16:58:24 +0100
From: Martin Spaul <mspaul-AT-vaxe.anglia.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: HAB: What's 'discourse'?


I was fascinated by Frederick van Gelder's perspective in Habermas' use
of the term 'discourse' - this account made 'discourse' sound very like
a communicative reflection of Hegel's 'evolving world spirit'. Is there a
Hegelian theme underlying Habermas' ideas here? This would account for the
very different reception which Habermas' work receives in anglophone
countries where the Hegelian background is, largely, absent. I hope that
someone can enlighten me.

Martin Spaul
Anglia Polytechnic University, UK.