ISBN: 9780802087614

Over his long and fruitful scholarly life, Jürgen Habermas has patiently laboured to diagnose the limitations and free the potential of the project of modernity - the pursuit of the … Mehr…

Over his long and fruitful scholarly life, Jürgen Habermas has patiently laboured to diagnose the limitations and free the potential of the project of modernity - the pursuit of the ideal of free society by rational subjects. Omid A. Payrow Shabani here analyses the development of Habermas''s critical philosophy in its pursuit of a theory of justice that can address the ethico-political concerns of our diverse, pluralist, and fragmented society. He contends that Habermas''s more recent work represents a position that is inadequately critical of the existing political order in liberal democracies.Payrow Shabani situates Habermas''s current philosophical orientation by laying out its historical background and theoretical sources in the work of Kant and Hegel, and charting its movement towards an account of communicative rationality. Habermas''s discourse ethics in turn translates his theory of communication into a sociological critique of democracy in advanced capitalism. Yet, Payrow Shabani argues, in his impressive effort to theorize deliberative democracy, and the role of law and power therein, Habermas concedes too much to ''real-existing'' capitalism, and thus legitimizes political power as currently exercised in Western democracies.The deficiencies of Habermas''s theory can be overcome, Payrow Shabani proposes, by appropriating Foucault''s analysis of power as a contestational network of relations flowing in all directions. Similarly, he argues, incorporating Derrida''s deconstructive strategy allows for a distinction between the presence of law and the attainment of justice, which is always to come, à-venir. In this view, contestation and dissent are seen as critical democratic values. For Payrow Shabani, such a refurbished critical theory recognizes the diversity of public deliberation in modern democracies, where the pursuit of the ideal of justice is an enduring negotiation that is never completed. Books List_Books, [PU: University of Toronto Press]<

2003, ISBN: 9780802087614

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas´s relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of… Mehr…

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas´s relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of the historical development of the German thinker´s writings. Tracing the changing relations between the poles of critique and utopia in Habermas´ theory, Payrow Shabani demonstrates how the critical thrust of his later work is compromised as a result of closely aligning ´´communicative power´´- that which is generated in the Public sphere as a result of discursive deliberation - with legitimate law-making and state power. This formulation consequently legitimizes political power as currently exercised in Western democracies and robs dissenters of the critical ability to reproach the system for its failings. To recover the critical impulse of Habermas, Payrow Shabani proposes incorporating the Foucauldean conception of power, which can enhance and go beyond the restrictive consensus/coercion dichotomy of Habermas´s juridical model. Similarly, he proposes incorporating Derrida´s deconstructive strategy of law, which allows a distinction between the presence of law and the attainment of justice, posing the ideal of democracy as a-venir. Such a revised theory, he argues, would be better equipped to address the issues of justice, inclusion and solidarity in multicultural democracies. The Critical Theory of Jurgen Habermas Buch (fremdspr.) gebundene Ausgabe 01.06.2003 Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, University of Toronto Press, .200<

2003, ISBN: 9780802087614

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas's relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of… Mehr…

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas's relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of the historical development of the German thinker's writings. Tracing the changing relations between the poles of critique and utopia in Habermas' theory, Payrow Shabani demonstrates how the critical thrust of his later work is compromised as a result of closely aligning 'communicative power'- that which is generated in the Public sphere as a result of discursive deliberation - with legitimate law-making and state power. This formulation consequently legitimizes political power as currently exercised in Western democracies and robs dissenters of the critical ability to reproach the system for its failings. To recover the critical impulse of Habermas, Payrow Shabani proposes incorporating the Foucauldean conception of power, which can enhance and go beyond the restrictive consensus/coercion dichotomy of Habermas's juridical model. Similarly, he proposes incorporating Derrida's deconstructive strategy of law, which allows a distinction between the presence of law and the attainment of justice, posing the ideal of democracy as a-venir. Such a revised theory, he argues, would be better equipped to address the issues of justice, inclusion and solidarity in multicultural democracies. Buch (fremdspr.) Omid A. Payrow Shabani gebundene Ausgabe, University of Toronto Press, 06.01.2003, University of Toronto Press, 2003<

2003, ISBN: 9780802087614

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas's relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of… Mehr…

In this philosophical examination of J¨ rgen Habermas's relationship with political theories such as liberalism and radical democracy, Omid A. Payrow Shabani offers a critical analysis of the historical development of the German thinker's writings. Tracing the changing relations between the poles of critique and utopia in Habermas' theory, Payrow Shabani demonstrates how the critical thrust of his later work is compromised as a result of closely aligning 'communicative power'- that which is generated in the Public sphere as a result of discursive deliberation - with legitimate law-making and state power. This formulation consequently legitimizes political power as currently exercised in Western democracies and robs dissenters of the critical ability to reproach the system for its failings. To recover the critical impulse of Habermas, Payrow Shabani proposes incorporating the Foucauldean conception of power, which can enhance and go beyond the restrictive consensus/coercion dichotomy of Habermas's juridical model. Similarly, he proposes incorporating Derrida's deconstructive strategy of law, which allows a distinction between the presence of law and the attainment of justice, posing the ideal of democracy as a-venir. Such a revised theory, he argues, would be better equipped to address the issues of justice, inclusion and solidarity in multicultural democracies. Buch (fremdspr.) gebundene Ausgabe, University of Toronto Press, 06.01.2003, University of Toronto Press, 2003<

ISBN: 9780802087614

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