This volume presents Habermas's most recent contributions to
ethical theory, expanding and clarifying his controversial theory
of discourse ethics.
Responding to criticisms of his theory, Habermas defends the
claim of discourse ethics to a central position in contemporary
moral philosophy. He explains and refines the key concepts of his
approach and extends the argument in certain key respects,
including his treatment of practical reason and of the problems of
application and motivation.
The first chapter offers a comprehensive analysis of practical
rationality which establishes a clear demarcation between
pragmatic, ethical and moral questions and a corresponding
differentiation between forms of volition and spheres of practical
discourse. Habermas then develops a wide-ranging defence of
discourse ethics and provides a masterly critique of the major
competing positions, such as those of John Rawls, Bernard Williams,
Charles Taylor, Alasdair MacIntyre, Karl-Otto Apel and Albrecht
Wellmer.
The remaining chapters defend the basic intention of
universalist moral theory in the face of the claims of the
neo-Aristotelian ethic of the good and of Horkheimer's scepticism
towards reason. An interview with Habermas, covering such topics as
the genesis of discourse ethics, the precise import of some of its
more controversial elements and its interconnections with the
theory of communicative action, concludes the volume.
"Justification and Application "engages with some of the most
important and controversial issues in social and political theory
and philosophy today. It will be welcomed by students and scholars
throughout the social sciences and humanities.
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