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The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures

Jurgen Habermas

"Destined to be the most widely discussed intervention into the increasingly heated controversy over the apparent transition from modernity to postmodernity, Habermas's lastest major effort is certain to raise the level of the debate several notches."
-- Martin Jay These lectures constitute Jü rgen Habermas's response to the challenge posed by the radical critique of reason in contemporary French poststructuralism. In tracing the historical turnings that led to our current situation, Habermas tests his ideas about the appropriate form of a postmodern discourse through dialogues with a broad range of past and present critics and theorists. The lectures on Georges Bataille, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Cornelius Castoriadis are of particular note, since they are the first fruits of the recent cross-fertilization between French and German thought.

Book Details

  • Publisher: MIT Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 14th, 1990
  • Pages: 452
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.94in - 5.98in - 0.97in - 1.35lb
  • EAN: 9780262581028
  • Recommended age: 18-UP
  • Categories: History & Surveys - Modern

About the Author

Jürgen Habermas is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt and Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. He was recently awarded the 2004 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy by the Inamori Foundation. The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.

Praise for this book

-- Peter C. Hodgson, "Religious Studies Review"
" These lectures may provide the best entrà © e into Habermas's thought for non-specialists of any of his writings." --Peter C. Hodgson, "Religious Studies Review"
" Destined to be the most widely discussed intervention into the increasingly heated controversy over the apparent transition from modernity to postmodernity, Habermas's latest major effort is certain to raise the level of the debate several notches." --Martin Jay
& quot; These lectures may provide the best entr& Atilde; & copy; e into Habermas's thought for non-specialists of any of his writings.& quot; -- Peter C. Hodgson, Religious Studies Review
& quot; Destined to be the most widely discussed intervention into the increasingly heated controversy over the apparent transition from modernity to postmodernity, Habermas's latest major effort is certain to raise the level of the debate several notches.& quot; -- Martin Jay
"These lectures may provide the best entrA(c)e into Habermas's thought for non-specialists of any of his writings." --Peter C. Hodgson, "Religious Studies Review"
"Destined to be the most widely discussed intervention into the increasingly heated controversy over the apparent transition from modernity to postmodernity, Habermas's latest major effort is certain to raise the level of the debate several notches."--Martin Jay
"These lectures may provide the best entra(c)e into Habermas's thought for non-specialists of any of his writings."--Peter C. Hodgson, "Religious Studies Review"