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Communicative Action and Rational Choice Hardback - 2001

by Joseph Heath

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In this book Joseph Heath brings Jrgen Habermas's theory of communicative action into dialogue with the most sophisticated articulation of the instrumental conception of practical rationality-modern rational choice theory. Heath begins with an overview of Habermas's action theory and his critique of decision and game theory. He then offers an alternative to Habermas's use of speech act theory to explain social order and outlines a multidimensional theory of rational action that includes norm-governed action as a specific type. In the second part of the book Heath discusses the more philosophical dimension of Habermas's conception of practical rationality. He criticizes Habermas's attempt to introduce a universalization principle governing moral discourse, as well as his criteria for distinguishing between moral and ethical problems. Heath offers an alternative account of the level of convergence exhibited by moral argumentation, drawing on game-theoretic models to specify the burden of proof that the theory of communicative action and discourse must assume.

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The first thing to notice about Habermas's theory of communicative action is that it is a typological theory.

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  • Title Communicative Action and Rational Choice
  • Author Joseph Heath
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher MIT Press, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
  • Publication date February 5, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780262082914 / 0262082918
  • Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.17 x 1.04 in (23.50 x 15.67 x 2.64 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Ethics, Communication - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00032918
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170

About the author

Joseph Heath is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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