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How does Habermas connect sociology with human emancipation? Do you find his arguments convincing? According to Held, "Habermas conceives of his project as an attempt to develop a theory of society with a practical intention: the self-emancipation of people from domination" (1980, pg. 250). His aim then is broadly consistent with the traditional concerns of members of the Frankfurt school; the critique of instrumental reason as a factor contributing to the birth and rebirth of forms of domination and the critique and/or restructuring of Marxism, are concerns that have been approached by both Horkheimer and Adorno. But Habermas' aims are perhaps more far-reaching as he has concerned himself with establishing an epistemological position upon which critical theory may flourish. For How, Habermas attempted to "locate Critical Theory and social science generally, on a wider map of knowledge" (2003, pg. 117). The attempt by Habermas to establish Critical Theory as...

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