The Theory of Communicative Action, New edition Edition
Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1
$90.10
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
2 June 1986
Summary
Here, for the first time in English, is volume one of Jurgen Habermas’s long-awaited magnum opus: The Theory of Communicative Action. This pathbreaking work is guided by three interrelated concerns: (1) to develop a concept of communicative rationality that is no longer tied to the subjective and individualistic premises of modern social and political theory; (2) to construct a two-level concept of society that integrates the ‘lifeworld’ and ‘system’ paradigms; and (3) to sketch out a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745603865 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0745603866 |
| Author: | Jürgen Habermas |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 2 June 1986 |
| Weight: | 709g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 154mm x 228mm |
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Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the “world’s leading thinkers”.
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