Zeitdiagnosen. Zwölf Essays 1980 - 2001

by Jürgen Habermas

Die weitreichendsten Wirkungen entfaltete Jürgen Habermas als zeitdiagnostischer Intellektueller. Einige seiner Titel haben Eingang in die Umgangssprache gefunden, etwa jener über die Moderne als unvollendetes Projekt, über die neue Unübersichtlichkeit, über die nachholende Revolution und die postnationale Konstellation. Dieser Band versammelt zwölf dieser die politische Situation der letzten zwanzig Jahre kennzeichnenden Eingriffe.

264 pages, Unknown Binding

First published May 26, 2003

About the author

Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, the topic of his first book entitled The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. His work focuses on the foundations of social theory and epistemology, the analysis of advanced capitalistic societies and democracy, the rule of law in a critical social-evolutionary context, and contemporary politics—particularly German politics. Habermas's theoretical system is devoted to revealing the possibility of reason, emancipation, and rational-critical communication latent in modern institutions and in the human capacity to deliberate and pursue rational interests.