POLITICAL QUARTERLY

POLITICAL QUARTERLY

FOUCAULT AND HABERMAS DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERNITY: HUMANISM, DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Assistant Professor; Political Science at Ferdowsi, University of Mashhad
Abstract
Over other competing discourses importance to debate on his fundamental issues. It
Seems ideal position of modernity cannot reach to final conclusions about its
propositions But it is a defense possibility of some kind of contrapuntal.
Philosophical debate about the foundations of modernity including results that has
brought the polyphonic. Different people with different views Engage in critical
dialogue on the basis of this foundations and adds the interpretation above other
previous interpretation about it. From this endless debate Arise Methodological
perspectives lead to important results about reform of current trends. Foucault and
Habermas were great thinkers of this century that their debate reflects a sound of
polyphonic. Modernity is the important issues that have discuss these two together
about his central themes. it seems to have conflicting views on this issue However,
both sounds are considered within modernity. In fact, his views on the modernity
they have given serious warnings about its future .The main purpose of the present
article is examination of Habermas and Foucault debate about modernity and its
three pillars, namely humanism, dialogue and democracy.
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Volume 44, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Winter 2014
Pages 431-446

  • Receive Date 24 December 2012
  • Revise Date 07 January 2015
  • Accept Date 11 June 2013