Between Hermeneutics and Systematicity

The Habermasian Method of Theorizing

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6415005
AutoresFabian Anicker (0000-0001-5391-8761, Department of Social Sciences , Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf , Germany, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen47
Número1
Páginas161-178
Fecha de publicación2025-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnalyse & Kritik (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0171-5860 • E-ISSN: 2365-9858
EditorialDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/auk-2025-2006
OpenAlexW4410931778
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas13

Jürgen Habermas’s work is analyzed as an outstanding combination of hermeneutic sensitivity to different theories and systematic theory integration. Habermas’s theoretical method revolves around a problem-centered understanding of theory that interprets it as a response to specific problems. The methodological reconstruction of key texts shows that he used the distinction of theory and problem as an all-purpose device for interpretation, critique, and theory construction. This method is superior to other, more common ways of integrating theoretical plurality

Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Social science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History