Humanities

Social pathologies and ideologies in light of Jürgen Habermas: a new interpretation of the thesis of colonisation

C. Ortega-esquembre

This compelling analysis by César Ortega-Esquembre delves deep into Jürgen Habermas' Critical Theory and its profound implications on ideology critique. Discover how the colonization of the lifeworld can be reinterpreted within this framework and understand the distinction between discursive redemption and social diagnostics in social critique. Get ready to rethink your perceptions!

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the role of ideology critique within Jürgen Habermas' Critical Theory. It offers a reinterpretation of the colonization of the lifeworld thesis, arguing it can be understood as a case of ideology critique. The paper first maps different forms of social critique, focusing on ideology critique. Second, it outlines Habermas' diagnosis of lifeworld colonization, differentiating between critique as discursive redemption of validity claims and critique as an observer's social diagnosis. Finally, it connects these levels of critique with the analysis of ideology critique, concluding that the observer's social diagnosis constitutes a form of ideology critique.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Aug 24, 2020

Authors

César Ortega-Esquembre

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