The project of modernity according to Habermas

Abstract

The Habermas’ academic project seeks to contribute to the realization of the emancipatory goals of modernity, through the theory of communicative action. Therefore, will be examined here if the process of rationalization of modern society, present on the theory of communicative action, really represents a potential for human emancipation. First, we intend to address in this respective work the main concepts that Habermas uses in his theory of communicative action. In a second moment, will be explore the fundamental elements of the theory of society. After that, will be analyzed the theory of modernity and its relationship with the theory of society. Such a path will aim to investigate the possibility of redemption of the project of modernity, to explain the possibility of the theory of communicative action be considered emancipatory enhancer of modern society, forming both the citizen as an autonomous individual, preserving your personal identity, as the citizen as participant in a political society, possessor of a cultural, ethnic identity, among others, that covering various social groups.