In his magnum opus, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns, the distinguished philosopher Jurgen Habermas presented his ideas as a whole, providing the first major defense of his philosophy. David Ingram here summarizes the themes of Habermas's masterwork, placing them in the context of the philosopher's other work, relating them to poststructuralism, hermeneutics, and Neo-Aristotelianism, and surveying what other critics have said about Habermas.
"Ingram's exposition of Habermas is impressive for its erudition and its faithful adherence to the major contours of Habermas's work."-James Farganis, Contemporary Sociology
"A valuable contribution to the understanding of an important, but difficult, thinker."-Ethics
"The book is indispensable to an understanding of both Habermas and the contemporary human condition."-Scott Warren, Social Science Quarterly
"Ingram has done sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists a great service by demystifying Habermas's more recent theory of communicative action."-R. George Kirkpatrick, American Journal of Sociology
"Likely to be and to remain the leading study on Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action. What McCarthy did for Habermas's earlier writings, Ingram accomplishes for his more recent work."-Fred R. Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame
| ISBN: | 9780300046137 |
| Publication date: | 20th September 1989 |
| Author: | David Ingram |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 263 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |
In his magnum opus, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns, the distinguished philosopher Jurgen Habermas presented his ideas as a whole, providing the first major defense of his philosophy. David Ingram here summarizes the themes of Habermas's masterwork, placing them in the context of the philosopher's other work, relating them to poststructuralism, hermeneutics, and Neo-Aristotelianism, and surveying what other critics have said about Habermas.
"Ingram's exposition of Habermas is impressive for its erudition and its faithful adherence to the major contours of Habermas's work."-James Farganis, Contemporary Sociology
"A valuable contribution to the understanding of an important, but difficult, thinker."-Ethics
"The book is indispensable to an understanding of both Habermas and the contemporary human condition."-Scott Warren, Social Science Quarterly
"Ingram has done sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists a great service by demystifying Habermas's more recent theory of communicative action."-R. George Kirkpatrick, American Journal of Sociology
"Likely to be and to remain the leading study on Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action. What McCarthy did for Habermas's earlier writings, Ingram accomplishes for his more recent work."-Fred R. Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame
Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason features in the following genres: Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason is available in Paperback
Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason was written by David Ingram and published by Yale University Press
Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason has 263 pages