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Observation language: a language that does not use any terms of a theory and therefore would be neutral, is taken to be impossible by most authors. See also experiments, theoretical terms, theoretical entities, theories, descriptions.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Hauke Brunkhorst on Observation Language - Dictionary of Arguments

Habermas IV 495
Observation language/Brunkhorst/Habermas: Brunkhorst has distinguished two pairs of theoretical and observation languages, which, according to the pragmatic roles of their basic concepts, refer either to conditions and events in the lifeworlds of capitalists and wage workers or to systematic contexts of capital exploitation. The class language (Lk) is structured in basic concepts of action theory such as 'concrete work','class interest' etc.; the exploitation language (Lv) in basic system-theoretical concepts such as 'abstract work' or 'value'. (1) Within these two languages, it must first be possible to operationalise the theoretical concepts and assign concepts to an observation language. Statements expressed in one theoretical or observational language must then be translated into statements in the other language. Marx's value theory can be understood as an attempt to explain these translation rules. See Value Theory/Habermas.
Correspondences between the theoretical language Lkt and the language of observation Lvb allow, for example, to conclude from economic crisis phenomena to the
Habermas IV 496
life risks of the workers.
Assignment: There are assignment rules between the observation language and the theoretical language,
Translation: Within observation languages and theoretical languages there are translation rules, e.g. for the transition from the economic subsystem to the lifeworld.
Re-translation/Habermas: is only possible if the reference ((s) reference object) is retained.


1.Unveröffentliches Manuskript „Zur Dialektik von Verwertungssprache und Klassensprache“, Ms Frankfurt (1980).


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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Brunk I
Hauke Brunkhorst
Zur Dialektik von Verwertungssprache und Klassensprache. Manuskript Frankfurt/M. 1980

Ha I
J. Habermas
Der philosophische Diskurs der Moderne Frankfurt 1988

Ha III
Jürgen Habermas
Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. I Frankfurt/M. 1981

Ha IV
Jürgen Habermas
Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. II Frankfurt/M. 1981


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