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Sharrock and Button ... and Much Ado about Nothing

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1999

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Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 8, No. 3

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Springer

Abstract

The paper discusses Sharrock's and Button's criticism of our attempt to use Habermas' communicative action theory to analyze group work platforms. We demonstrate that they misconstrue our goals of the paper, misinterpret our analysis of Habermas' action types, and misunderstand the concept of critical science. At the end we question the usefulness of these types of debates in furthering CSCW research.

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Lyytinen, Kalle; Ngwenyama, Ojelanki (1999): Sharrock and Button ... and Much Ado about Nothing. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 8, No. 3. DOI: 10.1023/A:1008720609782. Springer. PISSN: 1573-7551. pp. 285-293

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critical theory , CSCW , deconstruction , ideal speech situation , social action theory

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10.1023/A:1008720609782

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JCSCW Vol. 08 (1999)