Research On Habermas’s Theory Of Public Sphere

Jurgen Habermas is one of the most important contemporary philosophers of the.Habermas’ s theory of public sphere is a public space for public discussion of public issues and free communication.As a populous country,China is facing a complex social transformation.More and more people begin to express their political demands in various ways.Habermas’ s theory of public sphere provides the theoretical guidance,combined with the current development of China’s social and historical conditions,for the reconstruction of China’s public sphere to provide methodological guidance and constructive advice.Habermas’ s theory of public sphere mainly comes from the political thought of Hagel,the public sphere of thought by Mr.Hanna,and the sociological thought of the idea of "," by the idea of "," by the idea of the sociology of thought by the author of the idea of "the public sphere of the Republic of China" by the author of the theory of public sphere in the field of thought of the public sphere of the.Habermas’ s concern about the public sphere has a great relationship with the special historical background of post-war germany.After World War II,Habermas realized the dilemma of capitalist democracy,and attributed it to the legitimacy crisis of modern government.Habermas put forward the theory of public sphere,the purpose is to imagine an ideal way for the capitalist society.According to Habermas,the so-called public sphere is a national and social public space,people can gather together,without interference from the state,free speech in this space,to discuss their concerns of public affairs,to form a consensus close to public opinion,and oppression the state and public power against arbitrary form,thus protecting the overall interests and public welfare.In the context of Habermas,the constitution of the public sphere must have the following three elements: the public with critical consciousness,the media with free communication,full communication,consensus and public opinion.The basic characteristics of the public domain,free and independent form,system openness,communication and consultation on and seek public rather than private.It has political function,social function and cultural function of Habermas’ s public sphere,the structure is the basis of its occurrence,differentiation of political state and economic society,separation of civil society and economy and society,and the separation of public and private areas.Equal and voluntary social communication,rational and critical public opinion,open and free public media have become the real structure of the public sphere.On the whole,Habermas’ s theory of public sphere has a strong critical,distinctive practice,effective normative,and strong inclusiveness.The theory of Habermas Marx the public sphere and the public sphere theory to comparative analysis,found the theory logic of the two different,Habermas is from the point of view of capitalist democracy predicament,and the reasons attributed to the crisis of legitimacy of modern government.Marx believes that in the class society,there is an irreconcilable class relations,the ruling class and the ruling class because of their fundamental interests,resulting in the lack of publicity between the two.The value standpoint of thought is different.Habermas has always tried to maintain the autonomy and diversity of the civil society,based on the idea of using the public nature of politics to give legitimacy to the government and public power.Marx stands on the standpoint of criticizing the capitalist society,and expounds the inevitability and rationality of the proletarian liberation on the basis of the inherent contradiction of capitalist society.Different ways of realizing public.Habermas advocated the realization of publicity through social autonomy.Marx believes that the ultimate way to achieve the public must be based on the completion of the "two completely broken",that is,with the traditional system of ownership and the traditional concept of private ownership of a complete break.Habermas’ s theory of public sphere has both positive and obvious limitations.The positive effect is reflected in: provides a new paradigm for the study of political philosophy,the establishment of the social value orientation of democratic tolerance,provide legal basis for the modern state governance;and its limitations are as follows: the interpretation of some related theories is not clear,lack of universality in citizen representative,not really understanding the positive force of mass culture.