Habermas by Kenneth Baynes

Habermas by Kenneth Baynes

Jurgen Habermas is one of the most important German philosophers and social theorists of the 20th century. His work has been compared in scope with Max Webers and in philosophical breadth to that of Kant and Hegel. This much-needed introduction engages with the full range of Habermass philosophical work, and is a superb guide for anyone coming to his work for the first time.

"An exceptionally valuable introduction and guide to the career of Jürgen HabermasBaynes links Habermas’s work to debates in recent American analytic philosophy, as well as to that of prominent European thinkers, whose significance Baynes clearly explains. This book will inform professional philosophical discussion, and also serve as an accessible and always reliable guide for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses." - Hugh Baxter, Boston University, USA

"Baynes' book is at once an up-to-date synthesis centered on the leitmotif of Kantian pragmatism, a summary of Habermas’s debates with major interlocutors in Continental and Analytic philosophy, a probing critique of his social and political theory, and a lucid, concise, and accessible introduction suitable for teaching. It is the most successful overview of Europe’s most prominent philosopher and social thinker now available." - Matthew Specter, Central Connecticut State University, USA

"Baynes really knows his Habermas and he writes clearly and fluidly. Accessible and sophisticated at the same time, scholar and undergraduate alike will find this book a worthwhile read." - Simone Chambers, University of Toronto, Canada

Kenneth Baynes is Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University, USA. He works primarily in social and political philosophy, with a special focus in critical theory and modern and contemporary German philosophy. He is a co-editor of After Philosophy: End or Transformation? and Discourse and Democracy, and the author of The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls and Habermas.

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ISBN 13	9780415773256
ISBN 10	0415773253
Title	Habermas
Author	Kenneth Baynes
Series	The Routledge Philosophers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2015-08-17
Number of pages	256
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