36. The Discourse Theory of Morality: “Discourse Ethics—Notes on a Program of Philosophical Justification” (1983)

2017 ◽  
pp. 383-393
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Discourse Theory

scholarly journals HABERMASIAN DISCOURSE THEORY OF MORALITY: A CRITIQUE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 850-856
Author(s):  
Gobinda Bhattacharjee ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Democratic Theory ◽  
Communicative Action ◽  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
The Ideal

In this present work, I have made an attempt to discuss the concept of discourse ethics with its basic characteristics, and finally the main problems concerning Habermasian discourse theory of morality. Discourse ethics is an approach to ethics that is founded upon rules of dialogue, and which encourages participants to approach an ethical dilemma with both pure rational reason and experience firmly in hand. Habermasian discourse ethics is widely known as deliberative democratic theory often praised for its ideals. The concept of communicative action plays a central role in the development of Habermas discourse morality. It is a theory of morality, which claims that moral norms concerning justice can be tested rationally in an argumentative dialogue the ideal precondition is that dialogue should be free from domination. With its various characteristics, some main problems concerning Habermasian Discourse ethics is also discussed in this paper.

Discourse ethics, epistemology, and educational justice: A reply to Harvey Siegel

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-173
Author(s):  
Julian Culp
Keyword(s):  
Epistemic Justification ◽  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Educational Justice ◽  
Ethical Argument ◽  
Morality Politics ◽  
Moral Importance ◽  
Moral Claims ◽  
Politics And Law

This article explores the contribution of Jürgen Habermas’ discourse theory of morality, politics, and law to theorizing educational justice. First, it analyzes Christopher Martin’s discourse-ethical argument that the development of citizens’ discursive agency is required on epistemic grounds. The article criticizes this argument and claims that the moral importance of developing discursive agency should be justified instead on the basis of moral grounds. Second, the article examines Harvey Siegel’s critique of Habermas’ moral epistemology and suggests that Siegel neglects that the epistemic justification of moral claims proceeds differently from the epistemic justification of assertoric claims. Finally, the article presents a discourse-theoretic conception of educational justice that defends the importance of discursively justifying norms of educational justice through properly arranged structures of justification.

Dialogic politics and the civilising process

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Linklater
Keyword(s):  
Basic Needs ◽  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Cultural Frameworks ◽  
Norbert Elias ◽  
Forms Of Life ◽  
Ethical Universalism

Recent debates about Habermas's conception of dialogic politics have focused on whether its commitment to ethical universalism has an emancipatory potential or threatens the assimilation of non-liberal forms of life within exclusionary Western cultural frameworks. One way of contributing to this unfinished debate is to ask whether discourse ethics contributes to the modern ‘civilising process’, as Norbert Elias defined that term. All societies, according to Elias, have civilising processes or ways of trying to solve the problem of how persons can satisfy basic needs without ‘destroying, frustrating, demeaning or in other ways harming each other time and time again in their search for this satisfaction’. This formulation invites the question of whether or not the discourse theory of morality is the best available means of extending the civilising process in global politics.

VOICE AND FREQUENCY IN QUENTIN TARANTINO’S PULP FICTION MOVIE SCRIPT

CALL ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Agung ◽  
Dadan Rusmana ◽  
Lili Awaludin
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Narrative Discourse ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Discourse Structure ◽  
Pulp Fiction ◽  
Movie Script

This research discusses the narrative discourse structure in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction movie script. Pulp Fiction (1994) Pulp Fiction is known as one of the best crime and drama genre movie. Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery wrote the script. The movie presented many drops of blood, fights, and gun in the scenes. This movie also provides us with many “nigga” words. The researcher used Gerrard Genette’s narrative discourse theory. This study was conducted into two research problem; 1. What are the kinds of voice that consist in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction movie script? 2. What are the kinds of frequency that consists in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction movie script? The result of this research shows that in this movie there are two kinds of voice. Moreover, there are some data that show frequency that exist in Quentin Tarantino’ Pulp Fiction movie script.

ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS DALAM PERSPEKTIF NORMAN FAIRCLOUGH

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Elya Munfarida
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Important Concept ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Discourse Model ◽  
Discourse Practice ◽  
Domination Relation

Discourse analysis has been a study that attracts many intelectuals of various disciplines to discuss about, generating the emergence of theories of their own perspectives. Many criticisms for the theories also show that intelectuals are more interested in this field leading to make discourse analysis as a multidisciplinary study. Based on this ground, Norman Fairclough seeks to reconstruct discourse theory as a criticism to the existing theories, which tends to be side-emphasis and partial on the basis of their own discipline. Combining three traditions, i.e. linguistic, interpretative, and sociological traditions, he offers a discourse model integrating three dimensions: text, discourse practice, and social practice. Each dimension has its area, process, and analysis model, in which all of them dialectically connect to one another. In addition, Fairclough also formulates another important concept, namely intertextuality, which affirms the interrelation of various texts and discourses to a text. This concept will also create ideological effect of structuration and restructuration of the prevalent discourse order. When power and ideology embed in a discourse, intertextuality will function as a mechanism for maintaining and changing the domination relation.

Die Wirklichkeit des Sittlichen

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Kersting
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Moral Knowledge ◽  
Moral Principle ◽  
Pure Reason ◽  
Kantian Ethics ◽  
Hermeneutic Approach ◽  
The Given ◽  
Moral Convictions

Within the Kantian ethics consciousness of the moral principle is a fact of reason which cannot be grounded in any antecedent data, empirical or rational. Hegel however argues that the fact of reason is necessarily embedded in the fact of „Sittlichkeit“, that a pure reason is an empty and chimerical construction, that moral knowledge is unavoidably rootet in the contingent moral convictions of the given cultural and social environment. This essay defends Hegel’s critique of Kant’s moral philosophy and – by generalizing Hegel’s hermeneutic approach – sketches the outlines of an explicatory concept of ethics which contradicts the scientistic understanding of moral philosophy characteristic for Kant, the utilitarianism and the supporters of discourse ethics likewise.

Judicial Lawmaking, Discourse Theory, and the ICTY on Belligerent Reprisals

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1261-1278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Kuhli ◽  
Klaus Günther
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Criminal Courts ◽  
Normative Expectations ◽  
Judicial Lawmaking ◽  
The Individual

Without presenting a full definition, it can be said that the notion of judicial lawmaking implies the idea that courts create normative expectations beyond the individual case. That is, our question is whether courts' normative declarations have an effect which is abstract and general. Our purpose here is to ask about judicial lawmaking in this sense with respect to international criminal courts and tribunals. In particular, we will focus on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). No other international criminal court or tribunal has issued so many judgments as the ICTY, so it seems a particularly useful focus for examining the creation of normative expectations.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document