Habermas: A Critical Introduction (Key Contemporary Thinkers) - Softcover

William-outhwaite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745602053 ISBN 13: 9780745602059

Publisher: Polity Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book provides an introduction to Habermas's work, from his early writings on the public sphere to his most recent work on the philosophical discourse of modernity. Outhwaite examines all of Habermas's major works and steers a path through the many debates to which they have given rise. Primarily, the book provides a detailed critical analysis of Habermas's most important work, "The Theory of Communicative Action". Outhwaite also discusses Habermas's writings on ethics and politics and his critical appraisal of Foucault, Derrida and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Polity Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0745602053
• ISBN 13: 9780745602059
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208