01585nam a22002297a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062037001200080040001300092084002000105245009400125260002700219300006500246440001100311520091500322650002701237650002101264650001601285700002101301700003301322OSt20260408110417.0260319b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780745607702  cTextual  aRTLcRTL  qRTLaRxN29 M4.2  aTheory of communicative action: Lifeworld and systems, a critique of functionalist reason  aUKbPolity Pressc1989  av, 457p. : ill.bIncludes bibliographical references & Index  vVol. 2  aThis study offers a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory. It is Habermas' "magnum opus", and it is regarded as one of the most important works of modern social thought. In this second and final volume of the work, Habermas examines the relations between action concepts and systems theory and elaborates a framework for analyzing the developmental tendencies of modern societies. He discusses in detail the work of Marx, Durkheim, G.H. Mead and Talcott Parsons, among others. By distinguishing between social systems and what he calls the "life-world", Habermas is able to analyze the ways in which the development of social systems impinges upon the symbolic and subjective dimensions of social life, resulting in the kind of crises, conflicts and protest movements which are characteristic of advanced capitalist societies in the late-20th century.  aCritical social theory  aModern societies  aSocial life  aHabermas. Jurgen  aMcCarthy, ThomaseTranslator