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Foucault contra Habermas is an incisive examination of, and a comprehensive introduction to, the debate between Foucault and Habermas over the meaning of enlightenment and modernity. It reprises the key issues in the argument between critical theory and genealogy and is organised around three complementary themes: defining the context of the debate; examining the theoretical and conceptual tools used; and discussing the implications for politics and criticism.
In a detailed reply to Habermas' Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, this volume explains the difference between Habermas' philosophical practice and Foucault's between the analytics of truth and the politics of truth. Many of the most difficult arguments in th
| Introduction | |
| Foucault, Habermas and the Politics of Critique | |
| Orientation and Enlightenment | |
| An Essay on Critique and Genealogy | |
| Critical Spirituality | |
| On Ethics and Politics in the Later Foucault | |
| Pas de deux | |
| Habermas and Foucault in Genealogical Communication | |
| To Think and Act Differently | |
| Foucault's Four Reciprocal Objections to Habermas' Theory | |
| Questions of Criticism | |
| Habermas and Foucault on Civil Society and Resistance | |
| Normalizing Democracy | |
| Foucault and Habermas on Democracy, Liberalism and Law | |
| The Agony and the Ecstasy | |
| Foucault, Habermas and the Problem of Recognition | |
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ISBN: 9780803977716
ISBN-10: 0803977719
Series: Philosophy and Social Criticism Series
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 1st July 1999
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 24.13 x 17.15
x 1.27
Weight (kg): 0.34
