The Bounds of Reason - Habermas, Lyotard and Melanie Klein on Rationality (Paperback)

What is the meaning of reason in our postmodern society today? Is reason a weapon of domination, or can it also serve as a means for emancipation? Is it possible for reason to understand its "other"--what it is not? Confronting such questions, "Bounds of Reason" is a compelling discussion of the limits and meaning of rationality as a tool for understanding the ideas of truth, justice and freedom. Emilia Steuerman explores the modernist and postmodernist controversy between Habermas and Lyotard to highlight the problems encountered both by a defense of reason and by the lack of meaning that haunts a world without it. Using Kleinian theory to examine the debate as it is manifested in the main philosophical themes of this century, Steuerman argues that a rational and ethical theory of justice must take into account that which is not rational, symmetrical or transparent--namely a primitive world of love and hatred which colors and shapes our perceptions.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Problems of Modern European Thought
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	2000
Authors:	Emilia Steuerman
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-22268-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Cognitive theory Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-22268-0
Barcode:	9780415222686

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