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Courage
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posted 30 July 2003 11:58 PM
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Originally posted by Tackaberry:
Anone out there can contribute to my Habermas knowledge? I know a bit about him, but want more meaty info on his theory of consensus. How does it stand in relation to Marx?thanks
Behind on your homework?  Anyway, I know I'm not equipped to answer you very well - BUT - I would be game for starting a book thread around some work of Habermas. We could pick an essay or something short, though relevent to your problem, to begin with and read it together, perhaps with others, and then respond. This process might take a few weeks to get anywhere, but it could be well worth it in the end.
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Courage
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posted 03 August 2003 03:09 PM
I've done a little scouting around, and found a couple of repositories of Habermas' works online. The aptly titled Habermas Online and the also aptly titled Habermas Links being two of the better ones. I propose we start with an article from the Habmermas Online site entitled Beyond the Nation State. My reasons are pretty straightforward - it's not that long, it has connections to various themes of interest for me (the EU, nationalism/post-nationalism, and applied Marxian critical theory) and it is topical. Moreover, it is excerpts from a speech, so the language is a little more penetrable to a general audience than would be a written, scholarly text. While this may not provide the best form for getting at the nitty-gritty of comparisons to Marx in the 'high-theory' sense, my understanding of Marx is that he was always urging (if not succeeding himself, mind you) us to engage in praxis - i.e. the application, adjustment, and ultimately understanding of theory only through application to concrete historical events. This was one of his central themes. I think this article might be a good entry point for those interested both in theory and in politics and so being could draw more Babblers into a discussion than pure theory alone. If we manage to get through this with any aplomb, we might tackle something more indigestible... That's my..ahem...humble proposal. [ 03 August 2003: Message edited by: Courage ]
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