{"product_id":"the-habermas-reader-paperback-softback-9780745613949","title":"The Habermas Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745613949","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Habermas Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Outhwaite (Edited by), W Outhwaite (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745613949, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 September 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' If you want to be able to hold your own with the post- Marxist pointy-headed policy wonks, it's the business'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, in \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to, and selection from, Jürgen Habermas's writings from the early 1960s to the present. The book is divided into seven sections, covering the principal areas of Habermas's work. Each section includes an introduction and a selection of substantial extracts from relevant books.  \u003cp\u003eIn the general introduction, Outhwaite outlines the central themes of Habermas's work and analyses the development of his views over the years. Subsequent sections are organized thematically and chronologically, so that the book will be easy to use by students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are extracts from all of Habermas's major works, including his early work on the public sphere and on science and technology; his writings on the methodology and epistemology of the social sciences; his work on evolution and legitimation; his theory of communication and discourse ethics; his analysis of modernity and his critique of postmodernism; and his most recent work on law and the state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy bringing these wide-ranging contributions together in a single volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Habermas Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal teaching text. It will also be of interest to anyone who wishes to gain an overview of the work of one of the most important social thinkers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: General Introduction. \u003cp\u003ePart II: Rationality and the Public Sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Epistemology and Methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Language and Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Ethics and Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI: Evolution and Legitimation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VII: The Theory of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VIII: Critical Social Theory Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460632015128,"sku":"9780745613949","price":22.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745613949.jpg?v=1785456296","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-habermas-reader-paperback-softback-9780745613949","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}