The risk and responsibility of the subject of communicative action

The book is devoted to the development of the concept of a social subject. Two ways to describe society are considered: as a non -subject environment that gives rise to communicative events, and as a society of subjects capable of committing a communicative action. This contrast is associated with two strategies for following the rule. One of them is strictly connected with the system of institutions and communication techniques that are common in the social environment. Another strategy is based on reflection, implies alternative rules of communication and a responsible choice from the subject. An essential aspect of the activity of such a subject is rationality, since it includes the rationale for the choice. As the principle of justification in the work, the requirement of the universality of the rule is considered. This requirement is a communicative analogue of a categorical imperative