Jurgen Habermas' Conception of Legitimation Crisis

Ketchen, Christopher James

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dc.contributor.advisor	Goldstein, Marshall	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ketchen, Christopher James	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:53:03Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:53:03Z	-
dc.date.created	2011-08-22	en_US
dc.date.issued	1989-09	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/5959	en_US
dc.identifier.other	6991	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2181108	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10951	-
dc.description	<p>The purpose of this thesis is two fold. First of all it demonstrates clearly and precisely exactly what Jurgen Habermas understands by a legitimation crisis and secondly it demonstrates how fundamentally this conception rests upon background assumptions which are not always made explicit. To this end the thesis delves into Habermas' understanding of advanced capitalism, his understanding of the concept of rational-legal legitimacy and finally it shows how the conclusions he reaches are fundamentally based upon his reconstruction of historical materialism and the notion of a colonization of the life-world that he ultimately derives from this reconstruction. In the end it will be demonstrated that a thorough understanding of the concept of legitimation crisis cannot be achieved without reference to Habermas' reconstruction project and in this regard he remains firmly in the Marxist tradition.</p>	en_US
dc.description.abstract		en_US
dc.subject	Political Science	en_US
dc.subject	Political Science	en_US
dc.title	Jurgen Habermas' Conception of Legitimation Crisis	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Political Science	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
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