1st Edition

Adorno, Habermas and the Search for a Rational Society

By Deborah Cook Copyright 2004
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Theodor W. Adorno and Jnrgen Habermas both champion the goal of a rational society. However, they differ significantly about what this society should look like and how best to achieve it. Exploring the premises shared by both critical theorists, along with their profound disagreements about social conditions today, this book defends Adorno against Habermas' influential criticisms of his account... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Society, 2. Reification, 3. Reason, 4. Critique, 5. Emancipation, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Deborah Cook