The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1 by Habermas
The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1 by Habermas

The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1

Here, for the first time in English, is volume one of Jurgen Habermas's long-awaited magnum opus: The...
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The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1 by Habermas

The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1

$565.10
The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1 by Habermas

The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and the Rationalization of Society, Volume 1

$565.10
Author: Habermas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Here, for the first time in English, is volume one of Jurgen Habermas's long-awaited magnum opus: The Theory of Communicative Action. This pathbreaking work is guided by three interrelated concerns: (1) to develop a concept of communicative rationality that is no longer tied to the subjective and individualistic premises of modern social and political theory; (2) to construct a two-level concept of society that integrates the 'lifeworld' and 'system' paradigms; and (3) to sketch out a critical theory of modernity that explains its sociopathologies in a new way.

Habermas approaches these tasks through a combination of conceptual analyses, systematic reflections, and critical reconstructions of such predecessors as Marx and Weber, Durkheim and Mead, Horkheimer and Adorno, Schutz and Parsons. Reason and the Rationalization of Society develops a sociological theory of action that stresses not its means-ends or teleological aspect, but the need to coordinate action socially via communication. In the introductory chapter Habermas sets out a powerful series of arguments on such foundational issues as cultural and historical relativism, the methodology of Verstehen, the inseparabilty of interpretation from critique. In addition to clarifying the normative foundations of critical social inquiry, this sets the stage for a systematic appropriation of Weber's theory of rationalization and its Marxist reception by Lukacs, Horkheimer and Adorno.

This is an important book for degree students of philosophy, sociology and related subjects.

Author: Habermas
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 06/01/1986
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780745603865

About the Author

Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the world's leading thinkers.


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