THE THEORY OF COMMUNICATIVE ACTION: CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS TO THE HABERMASIAN APPROACH

Abstract

With the theory of communicative action, Habermas provides a pragmatic-normative foundation of morality. Despite the potential of his proposal, it has received lot of critics. The article points out the need to radicalize more the communication action proposal. From a notion of pronominal subject, it is possible to advance and guarantee too the third parties co-responsibility too in communicative interaction. The rejection of participation imprisons the subject to a stupid monolingualism, a selfish attitude and without any consideration for social coexistence.