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Strategic action is goal-oriented and involves influencing the behavior of others, while communicative action is about reaching shared understanding and consensus. In practice, favoring communicative action over strategic action can lead to more cooperative and less manipulative social relations.

Media such as money and power that facilitate system integration by coordinating action without shared understanding. In practice, steering media can lead to overemphasis on efficiency at the expense of social cohesion.

An idealized setting where dialogue participants can freely and equally engage without deceit or coercion. This notion is practically significant for creating fair and inclusive deliberative democratic processes.

A process where systemic mechanisms impose their logic on social and personal interactions, threatening the social fabric. Practically, recognizing this helps in resisting the undue influence of market and bureaucratic mechanisms on our personal lives and society.

This is Habermas's framework for analyzing the necessary conditions for successful communication, such as truth, rightness, and truthfulness. Therefore, emphasizing universal pragmatics can guide the development of fair and transparent communication policies.

Refers to the structured and formal aspects of society, such as the economy and state bureaucracy, which operate independently of individual consciousness. It suggests the need for systemic checks to prevent colonization of the lifeworld.

Occurs when there is a discrepancy between societal goals and the methods employed to achieve them, leading to diminishing trust in institutions. Preventing a legitimation crisis requires maintaining a balance between meeting administrative demands and preserving values held by the lifeworld.

A cornerstone of Habermas's theory, suggesting that rationality is not only instrumental but also connected to understanding others in communication. In practical settings, it implies fostering honest and open dialogue to reach mutual understanding.

Habermas describes the 'lifeworld' as the background context for interpersonal relations and societal norms, which is essential for coherent communication. Practically, maintaining the lifeworld involves preserving cultural traditions and social integration.

A domain of social life where private individuals come together to discuss matters of public interest and influence political action. Practical implications include the creation of inclusive spaces for public debate and opinion formation.