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Jurgen Habermas is unquestionably one of the foremost philosophers writing today. His notions of communicative action and rationality have exerted a profound influence within philosophy and the social sciences. This volume examines the historical and intellectual contexts out of which Habermas' work emerged, and offers an overview of his main ideas, including those in his most recent publication. Amongst the topics discussed are his relationship to the Frankfurt School of critical theory and Marx, his unique contributions to the philosophy of the social sciences, the concept of 'communicative ethics', and the critique of post-modernism. New readers and non-specialists will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Habermas currently available. Advanced students will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Habermas.

Intro -- Jürgen Habermas -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the English Edition -- I The Lure of Technocracy -- 1 The Lure of Technocracy -- 2 European Citizens and European Peoples -- 3 Keywords on a Discourse Theory of Law and of the Democratic Constitutional State -- II European Conditions. Continued Interventions -- 4 The Next Step - An Interview -- 5 The Dilemma Facing the Political Parties -- 6 Three Reasons for 'More Europe' -- 7 Democracy or Capitalism? -- III German Jews, Germans and Jews -- 8 Jewish Philosophers and Sociologists as Returnees in the Early Federal Republic of Germany -- 9 Martin Buber - A Philosophy of Dialogue in Its Historical Context -- 10 Our Contemporary Heine -- Notes and References.

Based on Jurgen Habermas's The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity (Cambridge, 1987 [1985]), an attempt is made to reconcile philosophical modernism's immanence & particularism to Habermas's transcendence & universalism through exploration of their respective truth claims. The roles of fallibilism, modernism, local reason, recognition, & communication are detailed. Ultimately, the work is faulted for its marginalization of the political -- the fate of politics & the public sphere -- which is seen as the philosophical discourse of modernity itself, & which comes into view through the operation of the causality of fate. J. White

An interview with Jurgen Habermas conducted by Rainer Erd for Frankfurter Rundschau concentrates on the legacy of the 1968 student protests in West Germany. One part of that legacy is that what was once considered private, such as relations between the sexes, is now debated in the political sphere. Discussed is the criticism that Habermas leveled at the student movement at the time, when he spoke of its "Left fascism." Habermas claims that he used the phrase in a hypothetical question, explained it immediately, & retracted it in 1977. Criticism of Habermas from conservatives began in 1953 when he attacked Martin Heidegger. Public reactions to crises of the state are seen as more subjective, as postmodernism gains ground. The reorientation of German political parties & the cultural transformation of the broad strata of the population are discussed, & comments offered on the debate among German historians about the meaning of the Nazi past & the possibilities of maintaining a political identity while breaking with its more sinister traditions. A. Waters

The influential theories of Jürgen Habermas and Pierre Bourdieu have virtually nothing in common. They share the same ideal of science as a discourse free of domination. This form of discourse could only guarantee something like truth, however, if one presupposes a definite progress of knowledge. Habermas and Bourdieu have not made this presupposition explicit. Discussion about their ideal and its presuppositions could build a bridge between the schools of Habermas and Bourdieu and enrich both theories significantly. Habermas' theory would gain a new empirical dimension, Bourdieu's theory would be able to discuss its normative standards. And both theories would actually perform what they postulate: a (self-)critical discussion. Furthermore, they would integrate their normative ideal into a hermeneutical process characterized by understanding, communication and self-critique.