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Full Idea
For Habermas, the task of what he calls 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to be a stand-in and interpreter for the specialized sciences.
Gist of Idea
The aim of 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to interpret the sciences
Source
report of Jürgen Habermas (The Theory of Communicative Action [1981]) by James Gordon Finlayson - Habermas Ch.5:65
Book Ref
Finlayson,James G.: 'Habermas' [OUP 2005], p.65
20962 | Habermas seems to make philosophy more democratic [Habermas, by Bowie] |
15665 | We can do social philosophy by studying coordinated action through language use [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
15670 | The aim of 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to interpret the sciences [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
20573 | Rather than instrumental reason, Habermas emphasises its communicative role [Habermas, by Oksala] |
20961 | What is considered a priori changes as language changes [Habermas, by Bowie] |
15668 | Meaning is not fixed by a relation to the external world, but a relation to other speakers [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
15669 | People endorse equality, universality and inclusiveness, just by their communicative practices [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
23416 | Political involvement is needed, to challenge existing practices [Habermas, by Kymlicka] |
15667 | To understand a statement is to know what would make it acceptable [Habermas] |