In this enormously influential book, Jurgen Habermas examines the deep tensions and crisis tendencies which underlie the development of contemporary Western societies and develops a powerful analysis of the legitimation problems faced by modern states.
Habermas describes Knowledge and Human Interests as an attempt to reconstruct the prehistory of modern positivism with the intention of analysing the connections between knowledge and human interests.
1. A new collection of philosophical essays by one of the worlda s leading social and political thinkers. 2. Explores the work of important figures... Læs mere
Jurgen Habermas is well known for his scholarly writings on the theoretical foundations of the human sciences. The New Conservatism brings to light another side of Habermasa s work, showing him to be an incisive commentator on a wide range of contemporary themes.
Addresses some of the most pressing social and political issues: the consequences of the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; the resurgence of... Læs mere
'Philosophical-Political Profiles not only adds a new dimension to our understanding of the intellectual odyssey of Germany's leading contemporary thinker but also... Læs mere
In this new collection of recent essays, Habermas takes up and pursues the line of analysis begun in The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity. He begins by outlining the sources and central themes of twentieth-century philosophy, and the range of current debates.
Translated by Ciaran Cronin. In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jurgen... Læs mere
Offers a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory.
The Inclusion of the Other contains Habermasa s most recent work in political theory and political philosophy. Here Habermas picks up some of the central themes of Between Facts and Norms and elaborates them in relation to current political debates.
aeo This is Habermasa s long--awaited work on law and democracy. aeo It develops a distinctive account of the nature of... Læs mere
Here, for the first time in English, is volume one of Jurgen Habermasa s long--awaited magnum opus: The Theory of Communicative Action.