Habermas - A Guide for the Perplexed

"Habermas: A Guide for the Perplexed" is the ideal starting point for anyone studying Habermas, and an invaluable companion text to any course of study that includes his work. It follows Habermas' critical and philosophical project through all four stages of its development - the philosophical anthropological; the historical materialist; the linguistic turn; deliberative democracy and the rule of law - building up a complete overview of his work, and offering close and incisive analysis throughout. All Habermas's major publications, including "The Theory of Communicative Action", are covered in detail. The book concludes with an assessment of Habermas's contribution to philosophy and critical theory.