The Communicative Action
摘要
The development of the theory of communicative action is a turning point in the development of Habermas’s theoretical oeuvre. This theory starts from the analysis of different types of action, of which Habermas dwells on the dichotomy between communicative and strategic (instrumental) action. They rely on different motives, achieving understanding in communicative action and achieving success in strategic (instrumental) action. Habermas connects these two types of action with two types of reality: lifeworld and system. At the same time, Habermas especially concentrates on clarifying the specifics of communicative action, speech acts, validity claims, etc. All the mentioned things are explained in more detail in this chapter.