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6) While Foucaults preoccupation with the death of the modern subject underpins his emphasis
on discourse, Habermas seeks to defend a utopian vision of society by elaborating a critical
theory of society based on communication and the public sphere. Discuss.
7) Max Weber, Peter Blau, Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim and Georg Simmel each place the
individual centrally within their respective analyses of society. An examination of these
theories reveals different ideals about individualism and its role in social transformation.
Explain this statement in relation to two of the original writings of two of the theorists
mentioned and specific examples.