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Jürgen Habermas's contributions to the epistemological debate initiated by Karl Popper and Theodor Adorno

Abstract:

The purpose of this article is to introduce foundations of the epistemological proposal of Jürgen Habermas, which are found in his works previous to The theory communicative action. The text addresses the dispute between Popper and Adorno and then focuses on Habermas’ proposal based on The analytical theory of science and dialectics. Finally, it discusses how Habermas portrays, in his debate with others contemporary authors, his proposal at Technology and science as “ideology”, considered a landmark for Frankfurt School.

Keywords:
Popper; Adorno; Positivism; Dialectic; Habermas

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