Habermas, Jurgen.

Philosophical introductions : five approaches to communicative reason / Jurgen Habermas ; introduction by Jean-Marc Durand-Gasselin ; translated by Ciaran Cronin. - English ed. - Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2018. - ix, 222 p.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of sociology in the theory of language -- Theory of rationality and theory of meaning -- Formal pragmatics -- Communicative rationality -- Discourse theory of truth -- On epistemology -- Discourse ethics -- Moral theory -- On the system of practical discourses -- Political theory -- Democracy -- The constitutional state -- Nation, culture, and religion -- Constitutionalization of international law? -- Critique of reason -- Metaphilosophical reflections -- Postmetaphysical thinking -- The challenge of naturalism -- The challenge of religion.

9781509506729 (pbk.) 1509506721 (pbk.) 9781509506712 (hbk.) 1509506713 (hbk.)


Philosophy, German --History --20th century.
Communication--Philosophy.

B3258.H322E5 / 2018