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Habermas: The Fragile Dignity of Humanity

Rick RoderickDuke University

Associate Professor of Philosophy

47:34·2012·introductory level

This lecture analyzes Jürgen Habermas's theory of communicative action and his defense of rationalism in modernity. Roderick explicates Habermas's distinction between labor and interaction, the necessity of undistorted communication, and its four conditions for societal emancipation.

PhilosophyCritical TheoryCommunicative ActionModernityEnlightenment Philosophy

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Rick Roderick

Associate Professor of Philosophy

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