Absolute imperatives of Rationality in Transcendental Pragmatics and Communication Theory

Gasparyan D.

In this article I am offering some critical comments on two of the most important programs of modern social and political philosophy: transcendental pragmatics and communication theory. These considerations will cover two main problems: justification of rational prerequisites of activities, that would be common and universal for all of humanity and universal, and transparent communication, that is common for all representatives of intersubjective commonality. The first problem is the difficulty of removing the fundamental contradiction between "ones" and "someone else's", and the second is the difficulty of simulation of communication unity, that despite its universality, may serve as different packages of values.

Keywords: Transcendental Pragmatics, Communication Theory, Rationality, Intersubjective Commonality, Theory of Communicative Action, Habermas, Kant.

Publication based on the results of: Rationality in action: intentions, interpretations and interactions (2015)

In book

Rationality in Action: Intentions, Interpretations and Interactions

St. Petersburg: Aletheya, 2015.