The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity

The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity by Habermas Jurgen

Examines the theoretical and philosophical contours of the modern era. The book traces the contemporary critiques of modernity back to their philosophical origins in the work of Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger and others.

Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the "world's leading thinkers".

Thomas McCarthy is the author of The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures, published by Wiley.

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ISBN 13	9780745608303
ISBN 10	0745608302
Title	The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
Author	Habermas Jurgen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1990-04-26
Number of pages	456
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