Jurgen Habermas an Introductiopb

This book provides a compact and up-to-date presentation of Jürgen Habermas' oeuvre, with particular reference to his theory of communicative action. Segre explores Habermas' themes of the rationalization of the life-world and its consequences on the social, cultural, and personality systems. This book also overviews the reception of Habermas' work.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Theory of Communicative Action
Chapter 2: An Outline of Habermas' Democratic Theory
Chapter 3: Rationalization of the Life World
Chapter 4: Colonization of the Life World
Chapter 5: The Public Sphere as a Source of Legitimacy
Chapter 6: The Reception of Habermas' Work
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Sandro Segre is professor of sociology at the University of Genoa in Italy. Some of his more recent publications include Talcott Parsons: An Introduction (University Press of America, 2012) and A Weberian Analysis of Business Groups and Financial Markets: Trade Relations in Taiwan and Korea and Some Major Stock Exchanges (Ashgate, 2008).

Summary

This book provides a compact and up-to-date presentation of Jurgen Habermas' oeuvre, with particular reference to his theory of communicative action. Segre explores Habermas' themes of the rationalization of the life-world and its consequences on the social, cultural, and pers...

Product details

• Authors: Sandro Segre, Segre Sandro
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9780761861768
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6176-8
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Biography: philosophy and social sciences