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HABERMAS, JÜRGEN
b. 1929
Communicative Action (The Public Meeting as Test)
Habermas: legitimacy emerges from speech oriented toward understanding under conditions of equal participation. CoCA's Suggested Framework (§1.2.2) is a habermasian liturgy in 60-minute blocks. The meeting succeeds when the better argument wins, not when the louder voice prevails. Calm is the condition of possibility. The agenda is the public sphere, miniaturized and rented by the hour.