Paradoxes of Progress: Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action

College
Instructor(s)
Course Code ICT5979HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

Contemporary struggles over globalization echo debates about modernization in the previous two centuries. How should we understand philosophical theories of progress and the sociocultural changes these theories address? By what criteria should supposed improvements in society be judged? The seminar pursues these questions through a study of Jürgen Habermas's The Theory of Communicative Action.

Schedule Mon
Start Time 12:00
End Time 15:00
Minimum Enrolment 0
Maximum Enrolment 0
Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Winter 2008
Currently Offered Fall 2011