One of the most influential and important post-war social theorists, Jurgen Habermas has made significant contributions to the philosophy of the social sciences, Marxist theory, ethics and legal and political philosophy. His writing and ideas, however, are frequently rather impenetrable and pose a real challenge to the student trying to get to grips with this major contemporary thinker. Jurgen Habermas: Live Theory is the ideal introductory guide to Habermas. It provides an accessible and full account of his key ideas and writings, including the two most central and influential of his contributions to contemporary social theory: his pivotal work on the public sphere and his theory of communicative action. The text covers his intellectual influences and the socio-political context in which he works. It also looks at the debates with other key thinkers and the controversies in which he has been involved. An original interview with Habermas himself, conducted specially for the book, completes this valuable and pragmatic student resource.
- ISBN10 0826463886
- ISBN13 9780826463883
- Publish Date 31 January 2010 (first published 31 August 2008)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 31 March 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English