On the Logic of the Performative Contradiction
Habermas and the Radical Critique of Reason
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5772615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Morris (0000-0002-5659-2995, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 735-760 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500020441 |
| OpenAlex | W2149079063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Jürgen Habermas levels the charge of performative contradiction as a scathing rebuke of inconsistency in his recent engagements with post-Nietzschean and Frankfurt critical theory. Focusing on this aspect of Habermas's critique of Theodor W. Adorno, the article argues against Habermas that Adorno's radical critique of reason actually pursues consistency in its radical critique of reason. It is contended that while Adorno's radical critique of reason may be total, it is not thereby hopeless and "aporetic" as critique. At root Adorno's critical theory may embody a "performative contradiction," but this does not mean his project is necessarily incoherent or inconsistent
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2020 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |