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-oRocketSurgeryo- t1_j1s000r wrote

Anyone here appreciate Habermas? Is there an active subreddit or forum that discusses his work (possibly in a larger context)?

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wolfe1jl t1_j1suhvw wrote

Never heard of this but after doing some reading about it I can dig it!! Does he discuss or purpose a universal idea or experience from which all spoken conversation could be built from? I have a theory around this idea. Thanks for sharing!

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-oRocketSurgeryo- t1_j1sv630 wrote

Habermas covers a lot of topics. He was part of the Frankfurt School when they were active. The Frankfurt School were very interesting and worth looking into. What I like about Habermas is his critique of how the legal system, the economy, and modern bureaucracies have become overgrown, autonomous and self-referential and now crowd out basic human communication and social life. It's a helpful lens for understanding a lot of the alienation we see today.

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wolfe1jl t1_j1tvr93 wrote

Seem like accurate critiques. I have been wondering if we are living in late stage capitalism and if silent quieting is the beginning of the workers revolt? Have we begun to realize after sitting at home during the pandemic that we aren’t supposed to just spend our lives in cubicles in order to earn money so we can buy stuff we don’t really want or need?

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