Synthesized answer
The book "Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action" by Jürgen Habermas introduces "discourse ethics," which aims to reconstruct a moral point of view for impartially judging normative claims [1]. This theory of justice substitutes Kant's categorical imperative with a justification procedure based on reasoned agreement among participants in practical discourse [1].
Habermas links communicative ethics to the theory of social action by exploring research in the social psychology of moral and personal development [1, 2]. He argues that fundamental moral intuitions stem from universal, rather than tradition-specific, normative presuppositions of social interaction that are common to competent agents in any society [1].
Synthesized from the book passages below. Chat with the book on Feynman for follow-up.
From the book
Title: Moral consciousness and communicative action by Jürgen Habermas Description: This long-awaited book sets out the implications of Habermas's theory of communicative action for moral theory. "Discourse ethics" attempts to reconstruct a moral point of view from which normative claims can be impartially judged. The theory of justice it develops replaces Kant's categorical imperative with a procedure of justification based on reasoned agreement among participants in practical discourse.Habermas connects communicative ethics to the theory of social action via an examination of research in…
this is an interdisciplinary work, covering the social sciences, philosophy and ethics. It connects communicative ethics to the theory of social action via an examination of research in the social psychology of moral and personal development. Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines Pages: 252 Snippet: The sequel to "Theory of Communicative Action", this is an interdisciplinary work, covering the social sciences, philosophy and ethics.