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| Counterfactual conditional: the counterfactual conditional is equivalent to unreal conditional sentences. Conditionals, in which a fact is mentioned in the antecedent, which is not the case. If A were the case, B would have been the case. Counterfactual conditionals are needed because of the indeterminacy of pointing. One cannot unequivocally single out a certain element of a situation. The counterfactual conditional tells us which element would have had to be different in order for a process under examination to have a different outcome._____________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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Max Weber on Counterfactual Conditionals - Dictionary of Arguments
Habermas III 304 Counterfactual Conditionals/Counterfactual/Weber/Habermas: Counterfactual questions are unusual for the empirical sociologist, but for Max Weber they are a Hegelian element that cannot be eliminated. For us, they are only accessible if we can heuristically base ourselves on the actual development of the cultural action systems of science, law, moral and art and know exemplarily how (...) the possibilities based on the logic of development (...) Habermas III 305 of an extension of cognitive-instrumental, moral-practical and aesthetic-expressive knowledge can look like in concreto.(1) >Counterfactuals, >Morality, >Ethics, >Actions, >Knowledge, >Decisions, cf. >Possible worlds. 1.Vgl. E. Tugendhat, Der Absolutheitsanspruch der Moral und die historische Erfahrung, MS (1979); G. Frankenberg, U. Rödel, Von der Volkssouveränität zum Minderheitenschutz, Frankfurt 1981; J. Patterson, Moral Development and Political Thinking: The Case of Freedom of Speech, West, Pol. Quart. March 1979, p. 7ff._____________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. |
Weber I M. Weber The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - engl. trnsl. 1930 German Edition: Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus München 2013 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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