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Although the continental philosophers Jürgen Habermas and Emmanuel Levinas are both inescapably important to an array of debates in contemporary moral theory, they are rarely assessed in relation to each other. Not only are their basic agendas different―whereas Habermas's discourse ethics are framed within a general concern for democratic political theory, Levinas's work is largely indifferent, if not hostile, to political concerns―but their philosophical styles dramatically contrast as well. Steven Hendley's study is based on the conviction that beneath the surface there is in fact a remarkable degree of convergence in the two philosophers' work that is usually overlooked. Hendley discovers and explains the complementarity of Levinas's conception of discourse as relation to the Other to Habermas's theory of communication as the basis for recognition of universal moral norms; and he presents a clear defense and validation of Levinas's position on the construction of political theory. From Communicative Action to the Face of the Other is a unique endeavor that achieves new and important connections in the contemporary scholarship in philosophy and political theory.
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About the Author:
Steven Hendley is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham-Southern College. He is the author of Reason and Relativism: A Sartrean Investigation (1991).
Review:
[This book] establishes the need for any political theory to come to terms with Levinas's theory of discourse as relation to the Other. On the American scene, that is a definite contribution to contemporary philosophy. (Garth Gillan, Southern Illinois University)
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- PublisherLexington Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0739101404
- ISBN 13 9780739101407
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages190
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