How language, ritual and sacraments work: according to John Austin, Jürgen Habermas and Louis-Marie Chauvet
The study draws on three principle authors: John Austin was a british philosopher who developed Speech Act theory, in which utterances are understood as actions rather than merely descriptions. Jurgen Habermas is a german philosopher-sociologist who developed Austin's ideas in his theory of com...
| Summary: | The study draws on three principle authors: John Austin was a british philosopher who developed Speech Act theory, in which utterances are understood as actions rather than merely descriptions. Jurgen Habermas is a german philosopher-sociologist who developed Austin's ideas in his theory of communicative action. Habermas identifies himself as a neo-marxist but as the philosopher of discourse he has engaged with thinkers across the political and religious spectrum. |
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| Item Description: | Contains bibliography, bibliographical references, notes and indices J. Austin (1911-1960); J. Habermas (1929-); L.-M. Chauvet (1942-). - Contains bibliography, bibliographical references, notes and indices. - Thesis |
| ISBN: | 8878390380 |