This first volume of Jürgen Habermas's landmark work lays out the foundations of the theory of communicative action, a key approach in modern social philosophy and sociology. Habermas analyzes how rationality develops in society through communication, not just through instrumental action. The book explores the relationship between social action, societal rationalization, and the communication …
In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jürgen Habermas has been one of the most perceptive critics of the ineffectual and evasive responses to the global financial crisis, especially by the German political class. This extended essay on the constitution for Europe represents Habermas’s constructive engagement with the …