Habermas and Giddens on praxis and modernity : a constructive comparison /

This major new contribution forms a constructive comparison of the social theories of Jürgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens that focuses on their approaches to modernity, their endeavours to develop new perspectives, and their critical rethinking of the modernist vision of an autonomous society.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Browne, Craig (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press/Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2017.
Colección:Key issues in modern sociology.
Temas:
Habermas, Jürgen.
Giddens, Anthony.
Critical theory.
Civilization, Modern.
Postmodernism.
Théorie critique.
Postmodernisme.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Habermas' new paradigm of critical theory
  • Giddens' theory of structuration: an ontology of the social
  • Habermas on the institutionalizing of modernity: communicative rationality, lifeworld and system
  • Giddens on institutionalizing modernity: power and discontinuity
  • Intermediate reflections on social theory alternatives: contrasts and divisions
  • Globalization, the welfare state and social democracy
  • Deliberative politics, the democratizing of democracy and European cosmopolitanism.

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