Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason

by David Ingram

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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

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  • ISBN10 0300036809
  • ISBN13 9780300036800
  • Publish Date 10 September 1987
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 October 1998
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Yale University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English