On the pragmatics of communication / Jürgen Habermas ; edited by Maeve Cooke.
| Author/creator | Habermas, Jürgen |
| Other author | Cooke, Maeve. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998. |
| Description | viii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies 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 note | Essays translated from German. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-446) and index. |
| LCCN | 98018171 |
| ISBN | 0262082659 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B831.5 .H33 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |