Habermas: The Key Concepts

by Andrew Edgar

An independently minded champion of ‘the project of modernity’ in a supposedly post-modern age, Jurgen Habermas (1929- ) is one of the most widely influential thinkers of our times. An easy-to-use A-Z guide to a body of work that spans philosophy, sociology, politics, law and cultural theory, The Key Concepts explores Habermas’ writings Fully cross-referenced with extensive suggestions for further reading, this is an essential reference guide to one of the most important social theorists of the last century.

Genres: Philosophy, Sociology

202 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

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[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wooh finished my first book for my MA! This definitely gave me a good overview of Habermas's main principles and theories, and was quite thought-provoking in places. It is structured in different sections - the key concepts, and while you could just pick and choose what you wanted to read, I read it back to back. Because of that, it was quite repetitive, but tbh, that did really help me become more comfortable with some of his key concepts like systems, instrumental rationality, and decolonization of the lifeworld. Also, the narrative tone was surprisingly warm.

[szymborskalyte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically a dictionary.