Understanding Habermas
Subtitle: Communicative Action and Deliberative Democracy
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: June 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780826471796
Subjects: Social & political philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy; Politics / Current Events; General; History & Surveys - Modern
Description: "This book provides an illuminating and comprehensive overview of Habermas' work. It explores the way in which his theories have developed and changed in the last twenty years, leading to an exposition of his more complex ideas and theories. His theory of communicative action is analysed, as are key themes, such as rights, public deliberation, law and democracy, and how they inter-relate. The question of how institutions can be designed to facilitate problem solving and conflict-resolution in a communicative manner is also discussed, and so is Habermas' contribution to the theory of international relations."--Bloomsbury Publishing.