On The Rational Bases Of Habermas' Social Critical Theory

The social critical theory of tlabermas was based on communicative rationality, This theory, on one hand. Conserves critically negative spirit, which is emphasized by traditional dialectical reason concept; on the other hand, it absorbs the aspects of laying emphasis on the freedom of people of present rational current. Trying to establish social critical theory based on human's self-reflection. 1. tlabermas hold that a normative fonndation is needed to critisize modernization and to achive this target consciousness philosophy must be turned into communicative rationality. 2.tlabermas states that communicative rationality is the rational base of "life world", The core concept of his social thcory is "life world", which is tightly concerned with communicative activities to eliminate colonialization exiting in life world, it depends on the release of potential of communicative rationality, re-establishing the reasonableness of life world to adjust social pathological phenomenon by holding so system form invasion.3. tlabemas pointsout that communicative rationality can be the base to re-establish historical materialism, forms newer, social critical theory fully showing the relationship and interaction between people which highlights the meaning of human. 4. The procedure rationality of the theory of communicative action of tlabermas on discussion the problem of morality and politics, emphasizes that a "justifiable" problem is preferential to a "kind" problem, The premise of rational communication is the systemazation of democratic procedure, he hopes that, through free rationality-equal communication, consesns can be reached. Super- national, super-hisforical, and super-regional democratic pleasure canbe formed to solve world affairs.5. An important charoiteristic of critical theory of tlabermas is that it break scientific limitation, efficienty combined many subjects such as phicosophy, sociology psychology etc.and daply reflects practical problems people concern. Tlabermas theory concerning the fate of people with great living power. Provide Chinese schdar positive and negative inspiration in exploring practical problems and searching for Chinese industrial and civilization road.