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Jürgen Habermas ( pron.: / ˈ j ɜr ɡ ən / or / ˈ jʊər ɡ ən ˈ h ɑː b ər m ɑː s / ; [ 1 ] German: [ˈjʏʁɡən ˈhaːbɐmaːs] ; born June 18, 1929) is a German sociologist and a philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism .
Jürgen Habermas
Communicative rationality
Communicative rationality , or communicative reason, is a theory or set of theories which describes human rationality as a necessary outcome of successful communication. In particular, it is tied to the philosophy of Karl-Otto Apel , Jürgen Habermas , and their program of universal pragmatics , along with its related theories such as those on discourse ethics and rational reconstruction .
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Edward de Bono (born 19 May 1933) is a Maltese physician , author , inventor and consultant . He originated the term lateral thinking , [ citation needed ] wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in schools. [ edit ] Biography
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New metaphors for sustainability: nine so far « The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts
This post comes to you from Ashden Directory From the ‘iron curtain’ to the ‘glass ceiling’, metaphors are one of the most powerful ways in which we frame the way we think.Resources | American Framing Steps | Speaking American (Detailed Version)
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Should we stop calling people 'overweight'?
30 May 2012 Last updated at 12:14 ET By Vanessa Barford BBC News Magazine An MPs' report on body image has advocated the use of "weight-neutral language". So should we stop calling people "overweight"?theories of metaphor
Metaphors are not simply literary devices, but something active in understanding, perhaps even the very basis of language.Preliminaries 1. Before you start metaphor hacking you must first accept that you don’t have a choice but to speak in some sort of a figurative fashion.