Between Facts and Norms
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Between Facts and Norms is a major work of political and legal philosophy by Jürgen Habermas that develops a theory of deliberative democracy and the legitimacy of law through communicative rationality.
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| Between Facts and Norms canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between Facts and Norms Context triple: [Jürgen Habermas, notableWork, Between Facts and Norms]
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The Politics of Prudence
The Politics of Prudence is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk that articulates and defends the principles of traditionalist conservatism in modern political life.
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B.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
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C.
The Law of Peoples
The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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E.
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy is a seminal work of neoliberal institutionalist theory in international relations that explains how states achieve cooperation through international institutions even in the absence of a dominant hegemonic power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between Facts and Norms Target entity description: Between Facts and Norms is a major work of political and legal philosophy by Jürgen Habermas that develops a theory of deliberative democracy and the legitimacy of law through communicative rationality.
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A.
The Politics of Prudence
The Politics of Prudence is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk that articulates and defends the principles of traditionalist conservatism in modern political life.
-
B.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
-
C.
The Law of Peoples
The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
-
E.
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy is a seminal work of neoliberal institutionalist theory in international relations that explains how states achieve cooperation through international institutions even in the absence of a dominant hegemonic power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
democratic procedures can ground the validity of legal norms
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law mediates between social facts and normative validity claims ⓘ the legitimacy of law depends on discursive processes of opinion- and will-formation ⓘ |
| author | Jürgen Habermas ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
co-originality of private and public autonomy
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discourse theory of law and democracy ⓘ procedural legitimacy ⓘ public sphere ⓘ system and lifeworld ⓘ |
| field |
legal philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| follows | The Theory of Communicative Action ⓘ |
| hasPart |
theory of democracy
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theory of law ⓘ theory of rights ⓘ theory of the public sphere ⓘ |
| influenced |
constitutional theory
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critical legal theory ⓘ normative political theory ⓘ theory of deliberative democracy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American pragmatism
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linked to:
pragmatism
G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Hannah Arendt ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
communicative rationality
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constitutionalism ⓘ deliberative democracy ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ discourse theory of law ⓘ legitimacy of law ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of discourse theory of law
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integration of legal theory and democratic theory ⓘ systematic account of deliberative democracy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Faktizität und Geltung ⓘ |
| partOf | Jürgen Habermas's political theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalProblem |
relationship between facts and norms in modern societies
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relationship between law and democracy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
critical theory
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discourse ethics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | modern constitutional democracies ⓘ |
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