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Habermas
James Gordon Finlayson
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Paperback. Provides an overview of the works of Jurgen Habermas, an influential German philosopher. This book analyses the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, and its applications in ethics, politics, and law. It examines how his social and political theory informs his writing on contemporary, political, and social problems. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 13 black and white. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly complex philosophy using concrete examples and accessible language. He then goes on to analyse both the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, and its more concrete applications in the fields of ethics, politics, and law; and concludes with an examination how ... Read more
This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly complex philosophy using concrete examples and accessible language. He then goes on to analyse both the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, and its more concrete applications in the fields of ethics, politics, and law; and concludes with an examination how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192840950
SKU
V9780192840950
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About James Gordon Finlayson
James Gordon Finlayson is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex, and was previously Lecturer in Post-Kantian European Philosophy at York University. He has published widely on Habermas, and contributed to Habermas: A Critical Reader (Blackwell). He is the author of a forthcoming monograph on problems in Habermas's Discourse Ethics.
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