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Habermas: A Guide for the Perplexed
Contributor(s): Thomassen, Lasse (Author)
ISBN: 0826487653     ISBN-13: 9780826487650
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE:   $128.70  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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Annotation: Habermas: A Guide for the Perplexed is the ideal starting point for anyone studying Jurgen Habermas, one of the most important contemporary philosophers in society, and an invaluable companion text to any course of study that includes his work. It follows Habermas's critical and philosophical project through all four stages of its development - the philosophical anthropological; the historical materialist; the linguistic turn; deliberative democracy and the rule of law building a complete overview of his work, and offering close and incisive analysis throughout. All Habermas's major publications, including The Theory of Communicative Action, are covered in detail.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern
Dewey: 193
LCCN: 2009022134
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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Jürgen Habermas' work ranges across critical theory, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, the philosophy of science, citizenship and democracy, religion and psychoanalysis, forging new paradigms and engaging with other key thinkers.
Habermas: A Guide for the Perplexed is the ideal starting point for anyone studying Habermas. It follows Habermas's critical and philosophical project through all the stages of its development - the early critical theory, the linguistic turn, communicative action and discourse ethics, the theory of deliberative democracy -building up a complete overview of his work, and offering close and incisive analysis throughout.