Lo, Kai Ching. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 214-221). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.vi / Abstract --- p.viii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter I. --- The Problem: A Brief Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter I.a. --- Research Problems --- p.1 / Chapter I.b. --- The Subject Matters --- p.2 / Chapter I.e. --- Conceptualization of the Subject Matters --- p.3 / Chapter I.d. --- "The Orientation of the Research: Habermas, Luhmann, and Theory" --- p.6 / Chapter I.e. --- Outline of the Research Result --- p.13 / Chapter II. --- The Context --- p.17 / Chapter II.a. --- Ethics and Morality in Modern Society --- p.17 / Chapter II.b. --- Ethics and Morality in Sociology --- p.19 / Chapter II.b.l. --- Durkheim and Weber: Conception of Ethics and Morality --- p.20 / Chapter II.b.2. --- Successions and Revisions of Durkheim's and Weber's Perspectives --- p.25 / Chapter II.b.3. --- Habermas's and Luhmann's Breakthrough --- p.29 / Chapter III. --- The Framework --- p.31 / Chapter III.a. --- The Use of Metatheory --- p.31 / Chapter III.b. --- The Limitation of this thesis --- p.33 / Chapter PART I. --- HABERMAS AND LUHMANN AS THE EXEMPLARS OF SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRIES OF ETHICS AND MORALITY --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Habermas's Discourse Ethics and The Theory of Communicative Action --- p.37 / Chapter 1.1. --- Discourse Ethics --- p.38 / Chapter 1.1.1. --- Discourse Ethics as the Sociology of Ethics and Morality --- p.40 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- The Logic of Discourse Ethics --- p.46 / Chapter 1.1.3. --- Morality and Ethical Life: From Philosophy and Politics to Sociology --- p.53 / Chapter 1.2. --- The Theory of Communicative Action: The Sociological Foundation of Discourse Ethics --- p.61 / Chapter 1.2.1. --- The Paradox of Rationalization and the Paradigmatic Change --- p.63 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- Universal Pragmatics: The Foundation of Moral Order --- p.65 / Chapter 1.2.3. --- Communicative Rationality and the Life world: The Redemption of Moral Order --- p.71 / Chapter 1.2.4. --- Communicative Action and Strategic Action: The Possibility of Immorality --- p.75 / Chapter 1.2.5. --- Ideal Speech Situation: The Unavoidable Cognitive and Normative Condition of Social Life --- p.78 / Chapter 1.3. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.81 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- : Luhmann's The Code of the Moral and Systems Theory --- p.84 / Chapter 2.1. --- The Code of the Moral --- p.84 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- The Code of the Moral as the Sociology of Ethics and Morality --- p.86 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Features of the Code of the Moral --- p.91 / Chapter 2.2. --- Systems Theory: Approaching a Non-normative Social Order --- p.100 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Complexity and Binary Schematism: The Basic Settings of the World --- p.101 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- The Theory of Observation and Self-Reference: The Epistemological and Ontological Foundation of Systems Theory --- p.107 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- System/Environment Distinction and Autopoiesis: A New Conception of System --- p.117 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Communication and Action: An Amoral Interpretation --- p.122 / Chapter 2.2.5. --- Double Contingency and Interpenetration: From Patterned Moral Order to Reflexive Amoral Order --- p.130 / Chapter 2.3. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.139 / Chapter PART II. --- FORMATION OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF ETHICS AND MORALITY: A METATHEORETICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN HABERMAS AND LUHMANN --- p.142 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- A Comparison between Habermas and Luhmann --- p.144 / Chapter 3.1. --- On Subject and the Individual --- p.144 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- On Subject --- p.144 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- On Human Individual --- p.146 / Chapter 3.2. --- On Communication and Action --- p.151 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- The Role of Language in Communication and Action --- p.154 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- The Meaning of Understanding in Communication and Action --- p.156 / Chapter 3.3. --- On Meaning and Value --- p.160 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- On Meaning --- p.160 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- On Value --- p.163 / Chapter 3.4. --- On Ethics and Morality --- p.169 / Chapter 3.4.1. --- Presuppositions --- p.170 / Chapter 3.4.2. --- Methodologies --- p.174 / Chapter 3.4.3. --- The Subject Matters and Their Level of Analysis --- p.179 / Chapter 3.4.4. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.183 / Chapter 3.5. --- On Humanism and Enlightenment --- p.184 / Chapter 3.6. --- On Society --- p.189 / Chapter 3.6.1. --- Identity and Difference --- p.189 / Chapter 3.6.2. --- The Constitution of Social Order --- p.191 / Chapter 3.6.3. --- Lifeworld and System --- p.192 / Chapter 3.6.4. --- "Rationality, Morality, and Normality" --- p.193 / Chapter 3.6.5. --- Descriptions of Modern Society --- p.196 / Chapter 3.7. --- The Nature of Sociology --- p.200 / Chapter 3.7.1. --- Methodology --- p.200 / Chapter 3.7.2. --- Sociology and Society --- p.201 / Chapter 3.8. --- Social Implications --- p.203 / Chapter 3.9. --- Concluding Remarks: Metatheoretical Reflections on the Sociology of Ethics and Morality --- p.206 / Concluding Reflections: Prospects for the Sociology of Ethics and Morality --- p.210 / Bibliography --- p.214
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326145 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Lo, Kai Ching., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ix, 221 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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