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COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATION, AND MEANING: THEORIES OF BUCHLER AND HABERMAS
Author(s) -
Tejera V.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1525/si.1986.9.1.83
Subject(s) - pragmatics , meaning (existential) , epistemology , embodied cognition , rationality , sociology , scope (computer science) , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The scope of Jürgen Habermas's “universal pragmatics” and communicative interaction theory are critically assessed in this article. Habermas's pragmatics are seen to reveal different assumptions than those of Peirce or Mead. This difference yields different assumptions about the research program embodied in Habermas's work. The ideas of Justis Buchler are presented in order to develop a comprehensive theory of meaning and community. This article provides the basis for an assessment of linguistic rationality, meaning, and human interests in daily life.