Habermas and Contemporary Society (Hardcover, New)

By marginalizing methodological and other more specialized theoretical concerns, this book focuses on Habermas’s substantive portrayal of contemporary society and its discontents. Over the last four decades Jürgen Habermas has forged an innovative and much-discussed theory of contemporary capitalist society. Building on Max Weber’s thesis that the dynamic of capitalism actually erodes individual freedom and the meaningfulness of social life—famously resulting in a culture of “specialists without spirit, sensualists without heart”—Habermas traces contemporary social conflict to resistance to this dynamic by a variety of social groups. His theory of “communicative action” attempts to show the possibilities in contemporary society for moving toward a more balanced social life that, unlike other political currents today, would not sacrifice the truly progressive features of complex modern societies.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	J. Sitton
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	197
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6192-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	1-4039-6192-1
Barcode:	9781403961921

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