Habermas, "Truth and Society: The Discursive Redemption..." (critical)

discursive reflection

discourse about interaction. Way communicative action is oriented toward or away from the truth.

False consensus

in a position if you don't like something you don't say anything because the person won't like you or because it is safer

communicative action

pragmatic function of interaction (ask question to get answer)

Genuine consensus

when people agree and when they have full rationale capability, and they are able to serve their own interest rather than someone elses in coming to consensus

4 types of validity claims

• 1-intelegibility- does it make sense • 2-truthfulness- is it true • 3-normative rightness- is it good/ethical • 4- sincerity- is the person sincere?? Does he have the audiences best interest at heart and does he have some sort of conviction for what he is saying?