Marx And Habermas Comparative Study Of Communication Theory

Communication has played an important role in the course of human society. Thedevelopment of every age is closely related to the communication. At present, thedevelopment of science and technology has brought diverse communication methods,and the whole world has formed into interconnected, cooperative and co-foundedcommunication community. Communication theory is the theoretical results of theinteraction review and summary, understanding the meaning and grasping the value ofcommunication theory has theoretical and practical significance for the analysis ofsocial problems and exploring future development.In the study of communication theory, the communication theories of Marx andHabermas are most representative ones. Starting from the material production activitiesof real people, Marx’s communication theory is established by focusing on humansocial interaction activities and the practice of exchange of labor and production.Regarding language as the intermediary of communication activities, thecommunication theory of Habermas uncovers the colonization of living world with thehelp of the relationship between system and living world, it also try to seeking out areasonable basis for communicative action through communicative rationality in orderto provide a solution for the modern problem. Firstly, the paper outlines thebackground and status quo of communication theory research, and concludes that thecommunication theory of Marx emphasizes the significance of labor and productionand that the communication theory of Habermas emphasizes the significance ofcommunication function of language by comparing the concept and theoretical basis ofthe communication theory. Secondly, the paper recognizes the reality and revolutionarycharacter of the communication theory of Marx by comparing the subjects,mechanisms and values of the communication theory. Finally, the paper shows therationality of communicative practice of Marx and highlights the superiority ofcommunist society over global civil society by comparing the critique of modernityand future trend of the communication theory. The paper has a theoretically comprehensive understanding of the twocommunication theories through literature research. It has elaborated the historicalbackground, the main mechanisms and the critique of modernity of the twocommunication theories through historical and contradictory analysis. It has alsoanalyzed and compared the two communication theories from all its aspects and frommultiple perspectives through systematic comparison. Overall, the analysis of thecommunication theory is the inevitable development of philosophical theory and therequirement of the development of real world.