Instrumentary reason versus comunicative reason

This article aims at broaching the issue of rationality and its reflection on the modern world, from the Weberian and Habermasian points of view. The study comprehends four parts: the first one deals with the context of the Enlightment, bringing about the question of instrumentary reason. Then, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Oliveira, Fátima Bayma de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/8646
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/8646
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:rationality
rationalization
instrumental reason
communicative reason.
racionalidad
racionalización
razón instrumental
razón comunicativa.
Racionalidade
racionalização
razão instrumental
razão comunicativa.
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Sumario:This article aims at broaching the issue of rationality and its reflection on the modern world, from the Weberian and Habermasian points of view. The study comprehends four parts: the first one deals with the context of the Enlightment, bringing about the question of instrumentary reason. Then, the Weberian and Habermasian concepts of rationality, some characteristics of bureaucracy - a form of social organization provided with rationality - and the meaning of the term rationality, in Weber's perspective, are presented. The third part discusses the question of rationality in the Habermasian vision and, finally, the article returns to the ideas of Weber and Habermas, in order to illustrate some converging points between those authors.