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Postmetaphysical Thinking II
Jurgen Habermas
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Description for Postmetaphysical Thinking II
Paperback. 'There is no alternative to postmetaphysical thinking': this statement, made by Jurgen Habermas in 1988, is still valid today. Translator(s): Cronin, Ciaran. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
`There is no alternative to postmetaphysical thinking': this statement, made by Jurgen Habermas in 1988, has lost none of its relevance. Postmetaphysical thinking is, in the first place, the historical answer to the crisis of metaphysics following Hegel, when the central metaphysical figures of thought began to totter under the pressure exerted by social developments and by developments within science. As a result, philosophy's epistemological privilege was shaken to its core, its basic concepts were de-transcendentalized, and the primacy of theory over practice was opened to question. For good reasons, philosophy `lost its extraordinary status', but as a result it ... Read more
`There is no alternative to postmetaphysical thinking': this statement, made by Jurgen Habermas in 1988, has lost none of its relevance. Postmetaphysical thinking is, in the first place, the historical answer to the crisis of metaphysics following Hegel, when the central metaphysical figures of thought began to totter under the pressure exerted by social developments and by developments within science. As a result, philosophy's epistemological privilege was shaken to its core, its basic concepts were de-transcendentalized, and the primacy of theory over practice was opened to question. For good reasons, philosophy `lost its extraordinary status', but as a result it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745682150
SKU
V9780745682150
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About Jurgen Habermas
Jurgen Habermas is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt and one of the most influential social and political thinkers in the world today.
Reviews for Postmetaphysical Thinking II
This new volume is a remarkable example of a lifework that is still very much a work in progress. It covers a rich variety of topics, honing in particularly on the meaning of religion in public life. Die Zeit