Habermas : a guide for the perplexed / Lasse Thomassen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785227203321
• Autore: Thomassen Lasse
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; New York, : Continuum, 2010
• ISBN: 1-4411-3686-X; 1-4725-4661-X; 1-282-87696-1; 9786612876967; 1-4411-9515-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Collana: Continuum guides for the perplexed
• Disciplina: 193
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Towards a critical theory of society -- The public sphere -- Communicative action and reason -- Discourse ethics -- Deliberative democracy -- The new political constellation; 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards a Critical Theory of Society -- 3. The Public Sphere -- 4. Communicative Action and Reason -- 5. Discourse Ethics -- 6. Deliberative Democracy -- 7. The New Political Constellation -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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