Breaking Through The Cage Of Instrumental Rationality

Since the modern times，science and technology has become the firstdriving force for economic growth and social advance.While following theproblem is in "all the value dilemma facing people disenchantment era"， in theinstrumental rationality and value rationality shrinking background. What wecan do，to break Weber’s theory which is the instrumental rationality "ironcage"? This thesis will express a few research and give discussions.Max Weber and Karl Max both criticized the instrumental rationality of nonrational essence: two thinkers of the capitalist system under the tool rationalirrational nature are critical.Web’s critique focuses on revealing the purposeand means.While Marx’s criticism focuses on the theory of alienation and theroot of the criticism of capitalist private ownership. At the same time， two ofthe tool rational transcendence is also different views that Weber held itshistory of pessimism，because of people can’t get rid of the tool rationality "ironcage"，which at best is in the hope of "responsibility ethics".The logic ofcapitalism based on its own "grave digger" who needs to pass practicalactivities to create new people and new society，which goes to prove by Marx.At last，the proletariat will completely overthrow the capitalist private ownershipand bourgeois rule and to be a establishment of new future.This thesis is to study a way that breaks out instrumental rationality "cage"，is situated between the pessimistic historic destiny view and violent socialrevolution， which never gives up the future and now， instead of looking for asocial development progress.In a word，the tool rationality and value rationalitycan be reintegration. To break through the path of the tool rationality "ironcage" is on the basis of admitting rational tool positive significance to cultivatethe value rationality. Should achieve a tension balance between them.Theconcrete manifestation is that each personal in reality is for the pursuit ofhappiness and enough consciousness of social responsibility ethics on thepersonal level. While， to fully recognized and respected the values is on thepeople relationship.Of the other sides，the level of the relationship betweenman and nature is to establish the right value of the natural and the value ofethics， to establish a value rationality.Affirmed each individual for their own happiness，the pursuit of freedom anddignity， as well as for instrumental rationality.Emphasized every singleindividual for the social responsibility， ethical consciousness， socialrelationship with other individuals in respect， as well as for valuerationality.They complement each other and exist a strength which keeps abalance and break through the tool rationality "iron cage". This is the best wayto solve this problem.