A Preliminary Exploration Of Habermas' Theory Of Science And Technology

Based on inheriting the critique of science and technology of Heidegger and Frankford School, Habermas dissects science and technology comprehensively along with Marx's pursuing the better future of technology. Habermas points that western development of science and technology has performed its function of productive force and ideology. Consequently, it has performed the integration of society. Habermas'analyses have theoretical and practical significance not only in western countries but also in our country in the course of modernization.The thesis consists of five parts.Part1: The theoretical source of Habermas'thoughts of science and technology.Part2: Expouding Habermas'proposition"Science and technology is the first productive force".Part3: Expouding Habermas'thoughts of"technology and scicence as'ideology'".Part4: The demonstration of the relation between science-and- technology and social integration.Part5: The enlightenment of Habermas'theory of science and technology.