Beschreibung:
A comprehensive introduction to the thought of Jurgen Habermas. It covers the full range of his ideas from his early work on student politics to his work on communicative action, ethics and law. It examines Habermas' key texts in chronological order, revealing the developments, shifts and turns in Habermas' thinking.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Marxist heritage; Chapter 2 The public sphere; Chapter 3 The idea of critical theory; Chapter 4 Legitimation crisis; Chapter 5 The theory of communicative action; Chapter 6 Modernity; Chapter 7 Law and democracy;