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Habermas : a very short introduction /

This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jurgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Finlayson, James Gordon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Very short introductions ; 125.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface: Who is Jürgen Habermas?; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; 1 Habermas and Frankfurt School critical theory; 2 Habermas's new approach to social theory; 3 The pragmatic meaning programme; 4 The programme of social theory; 5 Habermas's theory of modernity; 6 Discourse ethics I: the discourse theory of morality; 7 Discourse ethics II: ethical discourse and the political turn; 8 Politics, democracy, and law; 9 Germany, Europe, and post-national citizenship; Appendix; Further reading; Index.