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Discourse Ethics : a pragmatic justification for Haberma's moral theory /

"good life," thereby also his bifurcation of Moralitdt and

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Main Author: Deabler, Christopher Alistair
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Major philosophy.
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:"good life," thereby also his bifurcation of Moralitdt and
a philosophically problematic position concerning the
Analytic and Continental philosophical traditions. Most of
argument for Moralitdt's philosophical and meta-
Aristotelian/conu-nunitarian objections and provide an
can meet objections to the particular philosophical tradition
chapter VI, I will demonstrate how Moralitiit, when applied
envisages, drawing in part from his other philosophical works
Ethics: Notes on a Program of Philosophical Justification,"
explication of his moral theory, in chapter V I will then
extensive philosophical corpus or else force one to maintain
from within which Habermas is working (communicative
further analytic explication of the moral theory Habermas
Habermas'form of cognitive moral proceduralism has been met
have defended the plausibility of Habermas' particular moral
his cognitive proceduralism, what he calls Moralitdt. Then,
in chapter III, I will show how this form of moral discourse
In this thesis, I will first elucidate in chapter II the
Moralitdt from Sittlichkeit, or an ethical/existential form
of discourse, against general neoHegelian/neo-
on ethics. Having defended philosophically this further
philosophical independence from Sittlichkeit. Finally, in
provide a defense of Habermas' theoretical bifurcation of
rationality) and against attempts to derive a workable moral
resolution of moral problems.
salient features of Habermas' notes for the construction of
Since the publication of Jurgen Habermas'essay "Discourse
Sittlichkeit.
theory and its theoretical independence from theories of the
theory from within it. In chapter IV, I will provide a
these criticisms, I contend, fail philosophically because
they either do not consider critical elements of Habermas'
to practical problems, is a tenable moral theory suitable for
use by normal, reflective individuals. I hope, therefore, to
with a host of criticisms originating from within both the
Item Description:"Major subject: Philosophy".
Vita.
Physical Description:vi, 82 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 77-81.