Subject: Re: [HAB:] re: Getting ethical by getting highly self-identical
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:11:41 +0100


I have read some of it, although some time ago.
I am particularly interested in the theory of 
communicative action - about how people can
achieve mutual communication even though they
come from different perspctives - different world-views.

First of all, they have to want to. I don't know if he says
anything about people who do not want to. It seems to be
assumed this is the way people would be, if they only knew
about it and though it could work.

Sue McPherson

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Subject: Re: [HAB:] re: Getting ethical by getting highly self-identical


> 
> In a message dated 8/23/2004 8:48:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
> sue-AT-mcphersons.freeserve.co.uk writes:
> 
> That  should have read "responded to Gary", not "to Fred",
> 
> But anyway, what  this is all about - this notion of "exerting
> one's will" surely is power.  What does Habermas say about 
> power?
> 
> 
> 
> Sue,  He says quite a bit and it is one of the major reason why most  people 
> are here on this list, namely, to understand how Habermas and therefore  
> hopefully us, cope with power.  A great book to have and read is Thomas  McCarthy's 
> "The Critical Theory of Jurgen Habermas."
> You'll find some very interesting passages in there.
>  
>   Fred
> 
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