Habermas A Very Short Introduction
by Finlayson, GordonFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-25
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jurgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and theEuropean Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly complex philosophy using concrete examples and accessible language. He then goes on to analyse both the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, and its more concrete applications in thefields of ethics, politics, and law; and concludes with an examination how Habermas's social and political theory informs his writing on contemporary, political, and social problems.
Author Biography
James Gordon Finlayson lectures in philosophy and social and political thought at the University of Sussex, and was previously lecturer in philosophy at the University of York.
Table of Contents
| Preface: Who is Jurgen Habermas | |
| Habermas and Frankfurt School Critical Theory | |
| Habermas's New Approach to Social Theory | |
| The Pragmatic Meaning Programme | |
| The Programme of Social Theory | |
| Habermas's Theory of Modernity | |
| Discourse Ethics I: The Discourse Theory of Morality | |
| Discourse Ethics II: Ethical Discourse and the Political Turn | |
| Politics, Democracy, and Law | |
| Politics Beyond The Bounds Of The Nation Alone | |
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