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Jürgen Habermas - Philosophical Political Profiles - 9780435820152 - V9780435820152
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Philosophical Political Profiles

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Description for Philosophical Political Profiles Hardcover. These essays by the contemporary German philosopher and sociologist, Jurgen Habermas, were written between 1958 and 1979. In them, he sketches his impressions - as if he were conducting a living dialog - of the giants of recent German thought, several of whom were his teachers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
"At the hands of a minor talent, profiles are often flat, two-dimensional outlines of a thinker’s intellectual physiognomy. At the hands of a master like Jürgen Habermas, they can become something far more substantial and profound. With astonishing economy, Habermas sketches his impressions of the giants of recent German thought, several of whom were his personal mentors. For those of his readers accustomed to the demandingly abstract level of his theoretical work, the results will prove a welcome surprise. Without sacrificing any of the rigor and brilliance of those longer studies, he displays a remarkable ability to combine depth with ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780435820152
SKU
V9780435820152
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About Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt and one of the most influential social and political thinkers in the world today.

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