Habermas and Politics: A Critical Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781474420280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 212 str.

Matheson Russell

Opis

Focusing on theme of power, the book guides you through the sociological and philosophical perspectives that are essential to Jurgen Habermas's political theory. It situates the Habermas' political thinking in relation to key Continental theorists such as Carl Schmitt and Michel Foucault and current debates in political philosophy.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The Liberating Power of Reason; 2. Critical Perspectives: Power, Ideology and Communicative Reason; 3. The Origins and Transformations of Political Power; 4. Critical Perspectives: Power and Domination in Contemporary Society; 5. Deliberative Democracy; 6. Critical Perspectives: Power, Conflict and Deliberative Politics; Bibliography; Index.