1st Edition

The Philosophy of Habermas

By Andrew Edgar Copyright 2005
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

This comprehensive introduction to the thought of Jurgen Habermas covers the full range of his ideas from his early work on student politics to his recent work on communicative action, ethics and law. Andrew Edgar examines Habermas' key texts in chronological order, revealing the developments, shifts and turns in Habermas' thinking as he refines his basic insights and incorporates new sources and... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. The Marxist Heritage 2. The Public Sphere 3. The Idea of Critical Theory 4. Legitimation Crisis 5. The Theory of Communicative Action 6. Modernity 7. Law and Democracy Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

Andrew Edgar