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Single Idea 15669

[from 'The Theory of Communicative Action' by Jürgen Habermas, in 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics ]

Full Idea

The ideal of equality, universality, and inclusiveness are inscribed in the communicative practices of the lifeworld, and agents, merely by virtue of communicating, conform to them.

Gist of Idea

People endorse equality, universality and inclusiveness, just by their communicative practices

Source

report of Jürgen Habermas (The Theory of Communicative Action [1981]) by James Gordon Finlayson - Habermas Ch.4:60

Book Reference

Finlayson,James G.: 'Habermas' [OUP 2005], p.60


A Reaction

This summary of Habermas's social views strikes me as thoroughly Kantian. It is something like the ideals of the Kingdom of Ends, necessarily implemented in a liberal society. Habermas emphasises the social, where Kant starts from the liberal.