Why does Habermas believe that advanced capitalism leads to legitimation crisis?
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Good question, I have no idea, crazy isn't it.
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Philocracy is based on the idea that persons who love what they govern should be in charge of governance.  It is a response to the perception that capitalism is not a sustainable system for society and that changes are needed to protect the future of the human race.
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The person believes in compartmentalized reality.
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what? these responses are killing me. Love the question though. It takes balls to ask a question like that. \n\nCapitalism isn't evil or wrong on its face; it's the implementation of it that is the problem. The same can be said of any socio-economic construct. We humans have quite a knack for screwing things up and introducing corruption and greed to any system. \n\nCapitalism can be a great motivator, and is the reason our Country has been so successful for generations. But it's gone too far. Greed is the primary indicator of Capitalism these days. From Enron to Union labor to Political lobbying "scandals." We no longer live in a democracy. Our governmental system has been co-opted by Capitalism entirely. Think I'm wrong? Try to run for a National Political Office. I rest my case. That is, unless, dear reader, you are born of privilege, attended the right schools, and are a member of the right organizations (read skull and bones, etc.). In that case, you're a shoe-in for president. Even if you're not one of the chosen and you've worked your way up the ranks from City Council to U.S. Representative, you're doomed to live in Corporation X's pocket, or be damned. Example? Jim Trafficant. Look him up. He wouldn't play ball. "They" kicked him out of the game. game over.\n\nCapitalism won't last forever. My only fear is, what will replace it?\n\n[edit] whoa! ChinaJon!!! i think you just made a few great arguments why Capitalism is awful! It looks great on paper, Capital for growth, etc., but you said it yourself towards the end. Ipods. Why do you think they're made in China? It's not just that it's profitable. It's that it's MORE profitable. Capitalism creates a "race to the bottom." i.e. wherever the lowest front end costs are is where the economic development goes. Used to be Mexico, now China, then Indonesia, and so on. The Golden Age of Capitalism was the U.S. in the 1950's. It was mostly a closed market, and it worked. It was self sustaining because it didn't have to play on the global playing field and compete with much LOWER standards of living in other countries. Less profits, which became unacceptable to the Corporations. They looked for ways to maximize profits, and here we are. \n\nAmerica is not the shining example of prosperity it once was. We have no real middle class any more and it's only getting worse. The class gap is frightening. And we pass more tax cuts for the rich. GO CAPITALISM GO!\n\nmorons.
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Aha, So you have discovered one of the roots of existential angst! Existentialists believe that a perfect form for every idea exists in the universe, whether it has been put into words or not. This is a difficult argument to make because its basis is that if the idea exists, then the thing the idea represents exists, a huge leap.\n  Simply stating a disbelief in a philosophical construct does not validate the existence of the construct. One may argue for the validity or invalidity of the construct based on empirical evidence in support of one's position, however the conceptualiziton of an idea does not thereby bring it into reality. In order for your hypothesis to be valid we would have to accept that something exists because we had the idea for it to exist. To show that this is false one need only point to the Empire state building which, as an idea, did not exist in reality until bricks and mortar were set. If the idea were the reality, then every criminal act ever concieved in ones mind and not acted upon would make one guilty of the concieved act.\n   Comitting oneself to an Atheistic viewpoint is a comittment to a belief which is not possible to prove or disprove beyond redoubt, it is therefore an act of Faith in ones position. Atheists DENY the existence of a  supreme being. If on the other hand, one chooses to neither accept or reject the existence of a supreme being, one is considered an Agnostic. An Agnostic is one who neither believes nor disbelieves, they simply do not make a choice. Belief in God is a choice just as disbelief is a choice, that is the basis for free will.
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Someone who believes in the communist ideology.
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Sounds like W to me.  I've heard that he believes that the current generation is the last one before the apocolypse, so he doesn't need to worry about the future.  It would explain his policies on international affairs, the ecology, and the economy.
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It's about to discover the working mechanism of the society in general, capitalist society in particular. And they also stated their intention that the philosophy of the past was trying to understand the society, however we need a new philosophy in order to change the existing society.
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I think this question confuses political systems and economic systems.
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Actually its a super conflict between government and corporations.  Most "anti capitalist" think the government does not do enough and the pro capitalist think the government holds the companies back.  Take for example our (America's) little oil &#92; gas problem.  We can't drill in Anwar, can't drill within a 100 miles of our coast or even on our coast anywhere for that matter, and have not built an oil refinery in this country for nearly 30 years.  Do you think that is because of the legal powers of big companies?  Not one bit.
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That's capitalism for you. The same capitalism that everyone defends. The same capitalism that says that raising the minimum wage above $5.15 would bring the economy to its knees. The same capitalism that says that if someone is poor then they deserve it and they shouldn't be helped to get out of their poverty. The same capitalism that says that the rich should get all the privileges because that is the incentive for poor people to work and get rich. The same capitalism that supports "survival of the fittest". The same capitalism that says that if you can't afford healthcare then you die.\n\nIts a package deal. You can't pick and choose. You can't have it both ways to suit you as you need. Take it or leave it.
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Capitalism as a religion, you should read Mathew. It was clearly stated who those people are that oppose the rise of Christianity, they had him put up on the cross.
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Capitalism is commonly understood to mean an economic or socioeconomic system in which the means of production are predominantly privately owned and operated for profit, often through the employment of labour. Other systems would include monarchism (the monarch owns everything), socialism (communities own everything) and communism (the state owns everything).\n\nIs it good? The capitalist mode of production is capable of tremendous growth because the capitalist can, and has an incentive to, reinvest profits in new technologies. Marx considered the capitalist class to be the most revolutionary in history, because it constantly revolutionized the means of production. But Marx argued that capitalism was prone to periodic crises. He suggested that over time, capitalists would invest more and more in new technologies, and less and less in labor. Since Marx believed that surplus value appropriated from labor is the source of profits, he concluded that the rate of profit would fall even as the economy grew. When the rate of profit falls below a certain point, the result would be a recession or depression in which certain sectors of the economy would collapse. And when it collapses (eg as in the Great Reccession of the 1920's and 30's then things are very bad).
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its called beuracracy and capitalism. \n\nthey want money, and they make the rules.  tough luck for the common man.
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The answer to social problems is not capitalism or communism, it is somewhere in between ... ideally humanism  applied in governmental form. Sadly power and corruption at the top level generally ensures that which ever system is in operation is mis-used to the detriment of the masses and therefore doomed to eventually fail .... bummed out  millions versus bunkered government ... no contest, if you see what I mean.
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No... that would defeat the purpose of capitalism...
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First, this isn't a question but rather a political statement.\n\nSecondly, it is based on wishes and not reality.