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Habermas : a critical introduction / William Outhwaite.

By: Outhwaite, William.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 1994Description: x, 194 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0745602053 (pbk); 0745601782 (hbk).Subject(s): Habermas, Jürgen | Frankfurt school of sociology | Social evolution | Critical theory | Communication -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 301
Contents:
Introduction -- The roots of Habermas's thought -- Scientism in theory and practice -- Communication and discourse ethics -- Social evolution and legitimation -- Rational action and societal rationalization -- The colonization of the lifeworld -- The theory of communicative action: an assessment -- Modernity and philosophy -- Law and the state -- Conclusion: Habermas and the future of critical theory.
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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.

Bibliography: (pages 180-188) and index.

Introduction -- The roots of Habermas's thought -- Scientism in theory and practice -- Communication and discourse ethics -- Social evolution and legitimation -- Rational action and societal rationalization -- The colonization of the lifeworld -- The theory of communicative action: an assessment -- Modernity and philosophy -- Law and the state -- Conclusion: Habermas and the future of critical theory.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Roots of Habermas's Thought
  • 2 Scientism in Theory and Practice
  • 3 Communication and Discourse Ethics
  • 4 Social Evolution and Legitimation
  • 5 Rational Action and Societal Rationalization
  • 6 The Colonization of the Lifeworld
  • 7 The Theory of Communicative Action: An Assessment
  • 8 Modernity and Philosophy
  • 9 Law and State
  • Conclusion: Habermas and the Future of Critical Theory
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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