R Condon
Biographic Data
| ID | 2722 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Condon |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Condon |
| SIGNATURE | CONDON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2185-3091 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconsidering Habermas’s Colonization Thesis: A Critical Theory of Neoliberalism
This book reconsiders Habermas’s critique of capitalism as a foundation for a critical theory of neoliberalism. Taking criticisms into account, the author refines and redevelops Habermas’s system-lifeworld paradigm in three parts, focusing on system, lifeworld, and communication. The exposition unfolds through a new synthesis and convergence, from within Habermas’s frame, of Axel Honneth, Niklas Luhmann, Talcott Parsons, and Karl Marx. This synth…
Narrativized discursive legitimation: Comment on the Mother and Baby Homes report
Reframing Habermas's colonization thesis: Neoliberalism as relinguistification
While the critique of neoliberalism, as the form of contemporary capitalism, has been advanced from Marxian and Foucauldian perspectives, it has had limited attention from the perspective of Critical Theory. Largely unrecognized is the suitability of the theory of reification for this critique, specifically, Habermas's version. This article reconsiders Habermas's colonization thesis as the basis for a critical theory of neoliberalism, refining it…
The coronavirus crisis and the legitimation crisis of neoliberalism
This paper considers the societal consequences of the coronavirus crisis through the lens of critical social theory, advancing a social-theoretical perspective as its main contribution. The central argument is that the question of post-pandemic societal transformation be examined in terms of the pre-existing legitimation crisis of neoliberalism. This is developed through three steps. First, a theoretical framework is outlined for considering soci…
Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi, Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory
The coronavirus crisis and the legitimation crisis of neoliberalism
This paper considers the societal consequences of the coronavirus crisis through the lens of critical social theory, advancing a social-theoretical perspective as its main contribution. The central argument is that the question of post-pandemic societal transformation be examined in terms of the pre-existing legitimation crisis of neoliberalism. This is developed through three steps. First, a theoretical framework is outlined for considering soci…
Reframing Habermas's colonization thesis: Neoliberalism as relinguistification
While the critique of neoliberalism, as the form of contemporary capitalism, has been advanced from Marxian and Foucauldian perspectives, it has had limited attention from the perspective of Critical Theory. Largely unrecognized is the suitability of the theory of reification for this critique, specifically, Habermas's version. This article reconsiders Habermas's colonization thesis as the basis for a critical theory of neoliberalism, refining it…
Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi, Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory
The coronavirus crisis and the legitimation crisis of neoliberalism
This paper considers the societal consequences of the coronavirus crisis through the lens of critical social theory, advancing a social-theoretical perspective as its main contribution. The central argument is that the question of post-pandemic societal transformation be examined in terms of the pre-existing legitimation crisis of neoliberalism. This is developed through three steps. First, a theoretical framework is outlined for considering soci…
Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi, Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory
Reframing Habermas's colonization thesis: Neoliberalism as relinguistification
While the critique of neoliberalism, as the form of contemporary capitalism, has been advanced from Marxian and Foucauldian perspectives, it has had limited attention from the perspective of Critical Theory. Largely unrecognized is the suitability of the theory of reification for this critique, specifically, Habermas's version. This article reconsiders Habermas's colonization thesis as the basis for a critical theory of neoliberalism, refining it…
Narrativized discursive legitimation: Comment on the Mother and Baby Homes report
Reconsidering Habermas’s Colonization Thesis: A Critical Theory of Neoliberalism
This book reconsiders Habermas’s critique of capitalism as a foundation for a critical theory of neoliberalism. Taking criticisms into account, the author refines and redevelops Habermas’s system-lifeworld paradigm in three parts, focusing on system, lifeworld, and communication. The exposition unfolds through a new synthesis and convergence, from within Habermas’s frame, of Axel Honneth, Niklas Luhmann, Talcott Parsons, and Karl Marx. This synth…
Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Critical theory (2 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (2 works) · Legitimation (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)