Jurgen Habermas

Rees, Dafydd Huw and Finlayson, James Gordon 2023. Jurgen Habermas. Zalta, Edward N. and Nodelman, Uri, eds. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford, CA: Department of Philosophy, Stanford University, [n/a].

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Abstract

Jürgen Habermas is one of the leading social theorists and philosophers of the post-Second World War period in Germany, Europe, and the US, a prodigiously productive journalist, and a high-profile public intellectual who was at the forefront of the liberalization of German political culture. He is often labelled a second-generation Frankfurt School theorist, though his association with the Frankfurt School is only one of a rather complex set of allegiances and influences, and can be misconstrued. This entry will begin with a summary of Habermas’s background and early and transitional works, including his influential concept of the public sphere, before moving on to discuss in detail his three major philosophical projects: his social theory, discourse theory of morality (or “discourse ethics”), and discourse theory of law and democracy. It will then more briefly address Habermas’s methodology and philosophical framework (rational reconstruction and postmetaphysical thinking), his applied political theory, focusing on issues of national identity and international law, and finally his recent work on religion.

Item Type:	Book Section
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Department of Philosophy, Stanford University
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2024 13:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165331

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