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Habermas and Contemporary Society
John Sitton
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Description for Habermas and Contemporary Society
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Over the last four decades Jürgen Habermas has forged an innovative and much-discussed theory of contemporary capitalist society. Building on Max Weber's thesis that the dynamic of capitalism actually erodes individual freedom and the meaningfulness of social life - famously resulting in a culture of 'specialists without spirit, sensualists without heart' - Habermas traces contemporary social conflict to resistance to this dynamic by a variety of social groups. His theory of 'communicative action' attempts to show the possibilities in contemporary society for moving toward a more balanced social life that, unlike other political currents today, would not sacrifice the truly ... Read more
Over the last four decades Jürgen Habermas has forged an innovative and much-discussed theory of contemporary capitalist society. Building on Max Weber's thesis that the dynamic of capitalism actually erodes individual freedom and the meaningfulness of social life - famously resulting in a culture of 'specialists without spirit, sensualists without heart' - Habermas traces contemporary social conflict to resistance to this dynamic by a variety of social groups. His theory of 'communicative action' attempts to show the possibilities in contemporary society for moving toward a more balanced social life that, unlike other political currents today, would not sacrifice the truly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403961938
SKU
V9781403961938
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About John Sitton
John F. Sitton, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
Reviews for Habermas and Contemporary Society
'... the book provides a very valuable introduction to the central themes of Habermas's very large and complex corpus of thought on contemporary society.' - David S. Owen, Colloquia Germanica