The Theory of Communicative Action : The Critique of Functionalist Reason

"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 and final volume of the work, Habermas examines the relations between action concepts and systems theory and elaborates a framework for analyzing the developmental tendencies of modern societies. He discusses in detail t…

Philosophy of Social Science

This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science. While most social scientists maintain that the social sciences should stand free of politics, this book argues that they should be politically partisan. Root offers a clear description and provocative criticism of many of the methods and ideals that guide research and teaching in the social sciences.

The Politics of Social Theory : Habermas, Freud and the Critique of Positivism

Edisi

First Published

ISBN/ISSN

0-226-42875-3

Deskripsi Fisik

x + 245 pgs.; 21,5 cm.

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

300.1 KEA p

The Demoralization of Western Culture

"There is a continuing popular debate in the western world about values, and in particular those values according to which we conduct our private lives. This debate reflects genuine confusion about our morality; it seems that we are more unsure about where right and wrong might lie than at any previous point in our history. In The Demoralization of Western Culture, Ralph Fevre undertakes an amb…