There are few living thinkers who have enjoyed the eminence and reown of Jurgen Hamermas. His work has been highly influential not only in philosopy, but also in the fields of politics, sociology and law. This is the first collection dedicated to exploring the connections between his body of work ahd America's most significant philosophical movement, pragmatism. Habermas and Pragmatism considers the influence of pragmatism on Habermas's thought and the tensions between Habermasian social theory and pragmatism. Essays by distinguished pragmatists, legal and critical theorists, and...
There are few living thinkers who have enjoyed the eminence and reown of Jurgen Hamermas. His work has been highly influential not only in philosopy, ...
Habermas and Pragmatism investigates the influences of pragmatism on Habermas' thought. The essays are written by leading representatives of pragmatism including Habermas himself, as well as critical and legal theorists. They cover a range of subjects including: - philosophy of language - democracy - nature of rationality - social theory. They also cover the relation of major figures such as Hegel, Pierce, Mead and Dewey to Habermas and pragmatism.
Habermas and Pragmatism investigates the influences of pragmatism on Habermas' thought. The essays are written by leading representatives of pragmatis...
