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The Habermas-Luhmann Debate (Hardcover)
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The Habermas-Luhmann Debate (Hardcover)
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Fifty years ago, the two leading German philosophers and
sociologists since the Second World War, Jurgen Habermas and Niklas
Luhmann, embarked on a sweeping and contentious debate that would
continue for decades. Their coauthored 1971 book Theory of Society
or Social Technology laid out their opposing positions on meaning,
communication, consensus, and dissent-and ultimately the
foundations of modern social thought. Habermas and Luhmann would
elaborate their disagreement in the years to come in a controversy
whose aftershocks divided social theorists by presenting what
appeared to be two fundamentally divergent views of the nature of
society and what systems theory was capable of explaining. This is
the first book in English about one of the most important conflicts
in social theory today. Gorm Harste analyzes the Habermas-Luhmann
debate from its inception through Habermas's most recent works,
exploring issues such as methodology, ideology, truth, history, and
politics. He contextualizes their positions in terms of how each
grappled with the legacy of Nazism and sought to provide grounding
for an antitotalitarian politics. Harste follows the evolution of
the debate, as the fundamental dispute over the normative and
practical desirability of agreement and disagreement came to touch
upon political questions including the rule of law, the separation
of powers, human rights, individualization, and secularization.
Ultimately, Harste emphasizes the convergence between Habermas and
Luhmann-and the pressing need for social theorists to further unite
these two formative accounts of contemporary society.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Gorm Harste
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
424 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-15914-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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LSN: |
0-231-15914-5 |
Barcode: |
9780231159142 |
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