Communicative unreason: Bataille and Habermas

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Jurgen Habermas honored Georges Bataille as the origin of French postmodern neo-conservatism, but he objected to Bataille's characterization of communication as a common-sense activity. Habermas felt linguistic and non-linguistic communication were preceded by another kind of communication that passed between people like energy particles. Bataille did not present an alternative to Habermas's theory of communication but deconstructs Habermas, producing a more accurate theory.

Information theory, Bataille, Georges

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From Hegel to the sociology of knowledge: contested narratives

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This article examines Randall Collins's 'The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change' and the discourses bearing on the sociology of knowledge and sociology of philosophies, beginning with Hegel and 19th century historicism. The author explores Collins's dual theory of intellectual networks and institutional conflict to explain intellectual change.

Europe, Philosophy, 19th century AD, Knowledge, Sociology of, Sociology of knowledge, Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, Historicism

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Objectivism in hermeneutics? Gadamer, Habermas, Dilthey

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The critique of Wilhelm Dilthey by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jurgen Habermas is discussed, with a focus on the issue of objectivism. Topics include Dilthey's relation to tradition, the claims of Gadamer and Habermas, objectivity in the 'Geistwissenschaften,' and the critique of historical reason.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hermeneutics, Objectivity, Gadamer, Hans-Georg, Dilthey, Wilhelm

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