Perelman and Habermas

Both Ch. Perelman & Jurgen Habermas have critized rationalism, while trying to avoid the consequences of skepticism & relativism. Recently, Habermas has developed a theory of communicative action, the purpose of which is to establish the basis of a procedural rationality. Perelman's iti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Law and philosophy 1986-12, Vol.5 (3), p.331-342
1. Verfasser: Haarscher, Guy
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Both Ch. Perelman & Jurgen Habermas have critized rationalism, while trying to avoid the consequences of skepticism & relativism. Recently, Habermas has developed a theory of communicative action, the purpose of which is to establish the basis of a procedural rationality. Perelman's itinerary has led him to a theory of argumentation closely related to law & jurisprudence. The two theories are compared in order to suggest a way of solving the difficulties arising from the sterile opposition of demonstrative rationalism & decisionism. AA
ISSN:0167-5249
1573-0522
DOI:10.1007/BF00240845