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Being a master of metaphors.

  • Published In: Constellations: An International Journal of Critical & Democratic Theory, 2023, v. 30, n. 1. P. 48 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Buchstein, Hubertus 3 of 3

Abstract

In his political interventions, Jürgen Habermas is a first-class rhetorician. It produces a "peculiar anonymous intimacy" (p. 62) which Habermas coins a " I Halböffentlichkeit i " (p. 65 - semi-public sphere) of echo chambers and filter bubbles.[5] However, this speculation puts Habermas in a dilemma. In his book I The Theory of Communicative Action i , Habermas defined the public sphere as "a virtually present network of communication" (Habermas, [11], p. 390) that is freed from any spatiotemporally restricted context. Thirty years after Habermas first published his seminal book about the public sphere stated that there was "cause for a less pessimistic assessment" (Habermas, [15], p. 457) of it and of the future of democracy itself. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Constellations: An International Journal of Critical & Democratic Theory. 2023/03, Vol. 30, Issue 1, p48
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Communication and Mass Media
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1351-0487
  • DOI:10.1111/1467-8675.12661
  • Accession Number:162824221
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