Habermas
A Very Short Introduction

I didn't care for this book, which may be a judgement towards either the author or Habermas. It was enervating wading through the analysis to see how the philosopher's linguistic theory, ethics, morality, political theory, legal theory, and treatment of religion coalesce. Like other Frankfurt School......more

Habermas In The Very Short Introduction Series Jurgen Habermas (b. 1929) is a German philosopher and sociologist whose thought receives a great deal of attention. In his book, "Habermas" (2005) for the Very Short Introduction Series, James Gordon Finlayson successfully undertakes the challenging task......more

I am currently working on a philosophical piece on political communication and social media for which I have heavily relied on Hannah Arendt's understanding of the political and the public sphere. After being advised to also take Habermas' philosophy in consideration, I started reading "The Structur......more

author: this philosopher was the first to raise this question the philosopher in question: *white european rich man* the philosophy in question: who causes all these problems?!?!......more

A fine introduction to Habermas, this book is considerably more technical than other "Very Short Introductions" I've read. But in a very short volume, the author genuinely engages with Habermas' arguments, and he points out many of their major gaps and weaknesses. The book is particularly strong on......more