This is a marvelously comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Habermas's intellectual contribution to contemporary philosophy. -Simone Chambers, University of Toronto This is a marvelous resource for anyone interested in better understanding the difficult and voluminous work of Jurgen Habermas. It is clearly written, comprehensive, and fair-minded in its exegesis; moreover, it provides at the same time a highly intelligent, ... Read morecritical analysis of central themes in central themes in the writings of Habermas. -Stephen K. White, James Hart Professor of Politics, University of Virginia David Ingram has provided us with what is unquestionably the most comprehensive introduction to one of the most demanding systems of thought, without sacrificing critical distance. . . . The book not only explains Habermas but places him on the map of modern philosophy. The book is a versatile toolbox, which will make it a must for anyone aiming to teach Habermas or the transformations of Critical Theory in the last decades. Above all, however, it is also a substantive contribution to the tradition to which Habermas belongs, for it is a critique of reason by way of an immanent critique of communicative rationality itself. -Eduardo Mendieta, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 2011 Show Less