Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2: 1

Habermas, Jurgen

ISBN 10: 0745607705 / ISBN 13: 9780745607702

Published by Polity, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2: 1
• Publisher: Polity
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745607705
• ISBN 13: 9780745607702
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

The Theory of Communicative Action offers nothing less than a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory.In this second volume of the work, Habermas examines the relations between action concepts and systems theory.

About the Author

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 Theory of Communicative Action: Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2, published by Wiley.