Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:55:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HAB: Re: What's the use?


I think I understand what you mean, but I'm trying to point out a need
to distinguish between 'ethics of discourse' and 'metaphysics of
discourse' which are being confused by some on this list.

--- Jeanne Curran <jeannecurran-AT-habermas.org> wrote:
> Tom,
> 
> I'm trying to grasp the main points and digest them well enough to
> let my 
> students follow these discussions. For me, that's putting theory into
> 
> practice because these young people are going to grow up to structure
> the 
> public discourse we're talking about. I understand the need for
> experts to 
> debate perspectives, and welcome to it, but I think in many ways it's
> more 
> practical to begin to get lay people to understand, to think about,
> and to 
> put into practice the discourse ethics I think we're talking about.
> 
> jeanne

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