Postmetaphysical Thinking

Between Metaphysics and the Critique of Reason

Jürgen Habermas

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German

Polity Press
11 December 1994

Philosophy; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology

In this new collection of recent essays, Habermas takes up and pursues the line of analysis begun in The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity. He begins by outlining the sources and central themes of twentieth-century philosophy, and the range of current debates. He then examines a number of key contributions to these debates, from the pragmatic philosophies of Mead, Perice and Rorty to the post-structuralism of Foucault.

Like most contemporary thinkers, Habermas is critical of the Western metaphysical tradition and its exaggerated conception of reason. But he cautions against the temptation to relinquish this conception altogether. In opposition to the radical critics of Western philosophy, Habermas argues that postmetaphysical thinking can remain critical only if it preserves the idea of reason while stripping it of its metaphysical trappings. Habermas contributes to this task by developing further his distinctive approach to problems of meaning, rationality and subjectivity.

This book will be of particular interest to students of philosophy, sociology and social and political theory, and it will be essential reading for anyone interested in the continuing development of Habermas's project.

By: Jürgen Habermas
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780745614120
ISBN 10: 0745614124
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 11 December 1994
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Translator's Introduction. Part I: A Return to Metaphysics?. 1. The Horizon of Modernity Is Shifting. 2. Metaphysics after Kant. 3. Themes in Postmetaphysical Thinking. Part II: The Turn to Pragmatics:. 4. Toward a Critique of the Theory of Meaning. 5. Pearce and Communication. Part III: Between Metaphysics and the Critique of Reason:. 6. The Unity of Reason in the Diversity of Its Voices. 7. Individuation through Socialization: On George Herbert Mead's Theory of Subjectivity. 8. Philosophy and Science as Literature?. Index.

Jurgen 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 .