On the pragmatics of communication / Jürgen Habermas ; edited by Maeve Cooke.

Author/creator Habermas, Jürgen
Other author Cooke, Maeve.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Descriptionviii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in contemporary German social thought
Studies in contemporary German social thought. ^A136809
Contents What is universal pragmatics? (1976) -- Social action, purposive activity, and communication (1981) -- Communicative rationality and the theories of meaning and action (1986) -- Actions, speech acts, linguistically mediated interactions, and the lifeworld (1988) -- Comments on John Searle's "Meaning, communication, and representation" (1988) -- Toward a critique of the theory of meaning (1988) -- Some further clarifications of the concept of communicative rationality (1996) -- Richard Rorty's pragmatic turn (1996) -- On the distinction between poetic and communicative uses of language -- Questions and counterquestions (1985).
General noteEssays translated from German.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [435]-446) and index.
LCCN 98018171
ISBN0262082659 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks B831.5 .H33 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold