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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956074503321

Autore

Thomassen Lasse

Titolo

Habermas : a guide for the perplexed / Lasse Thomassen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

9786612876967

9781441136862

144113686X

9781472546616

147254661X

9781282876965

1282876961

9781441195159

1441195157

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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