Модерна и постмодерна тумачења јавне сфере
Modern and Postmodern Interpretations of the Public Sphere

Summary/Abstract: Objective of this text is to present basic controversies in understanding of the public sphere on the line of separation of modern and post- modern thinking. Taking this objective into consideration, firstly there are presented basic ideas of Habermasian- Arendt (modern) concept of the public sphere, and then they are compared with the ideas of Michael Foucault, Jean Baudrillard and Francois Liotard that reflect three types of contemporary post- modern objections to this concept: the type of objections that are in regard to the „power objection“ (M. Foucault), epistemological objection (F. Liotard) and ontological objection (J. Baudrillard). Although the word here is about irreconcilability of the theoretical positions, it does not necessarily imply the necessity for abandoning some of them, but, on the contrary, the encouragement for its further reflections and (im)possible harmonization. Although contemporary objections of the narrative of the public have their own undoubtful relevancy, the question remains as to whether the concept of the public sphere without normative principles might be a social project that is relevant for the critiques and development of democratic practice in contemporary society.

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