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This Too a History of Philosophy / Auch eine Geschichte der Philosophie
Two Volumes
Volume 1: The Occidental Constellation of Faith and Knowledge; Volume 2: Rational Liberty. Traces of the Discourse on Faith and Knowledge
»What can an appropriate understanding of the function of philosophy be today?« »I am moved by the question of what will remain of philosophy once it no longer attempts to contribute to a rational explanation of our understanding of self and the world.«
The new book by Jürgen Habermas is also a history of philosophy. Employing a genealogical style it examines how today’s dominant forms of western post-metaphysical thought came into being. Using the discourse on faith and knowledge, which emerged from out of two strong axial-period traditions in the Roman Empire, as a guide, Habermas traces how philosophy successively disengaged itself from its symbiosis with religion and became secularised.
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The new book by Jürgen Habermas is also a history of philosophy. Employing a genealogical style it examines how today’s dominant forms of western post-metaphysical thought came into being. Using the discourse on faith and knowledge, which emerged from out of two strong axial-period traditions in the Roman Empire, as a guide, Habermas traces how philosophy successively disengaged itself from its symbiosis with religion and became secularised.
From a systematic perspective and in great detail he presents the decisive conflicts, lessons learned, and turning points, as well as their accompanying transformations in science, law, politics, and society.The new book from Jürgen Habermas, however, is not only a history of philosophy. It is also a reflection on the function of a philosophy that adheres to the rational liberty of communicatively socialized subjects: it should explain »what our growing scientific knowledge of the world means for us – for us as human beings, as modern contemporaries, and as individuals«.»Transcending one’s own former limits in that way and presenting a work of the highest argumentative density, the greatest wealth of ideas and internal consistency deserves admiration and unrestrained appreciation.« Hans Joas, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»The sheer size of this work commands admiration: two volumes, 1,700 pages in total. Yet, even more astounding is the unabated, exciting curiosity speaking from the work: curiosity for the history of philosophy in the Western world and the erudition it inspired. And possibly even more impressive is the systematic interest of the philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who is ninety years old by now.« Otfried Höffe, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
»The amount of substance Habermas has processed is immense.« Jürgen Kaube, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
»In light of the renaissance of religions in the realm of the political and the resurgence of metaphysics in the realm of philosophy, these thoughts of the enlightener Habermas are of enormous topicality.« Michael Hampe, DIE ZEIT
»An incredibly gripping book on reason catching up to faith but still being inspired by it.« Mark Siemons, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
»On tremendous 1,700 pages, and with the palpable pleasure of delving into the richness of philosophical movements, Habermas reconstructs how ideas about equality and inequality, good and evil, justice and injustice, about reason and irratonality have formed since Antiquity.« Regina Kreide, Der Tagesspiegel
»This is potentially Jürgen Habermas‘ last great work, a last word on his own account, a recpaitulation. It's important, complex and demanding, just as The Theory of Communicative Action once was, and it reveals again the fascinating universe of stupendous learning and astute thinking. […] Breathtaking.« Jörg Später, taz. die tageszeitung
»Habermas makes the reader feel as though they were taking part in a debate that has been going on for millennia [...]« Arno Widmann, Frankfurter Rundschau
»At ninety years of age, Jürgen Habermas presents a monumental history of philosophy.« Deutschlandfunk Kultur
»Just after his 90th birthday, Jürgen Habermas publishes an extensive panorama of philosophy and retraces how the discipline has disengaged itself from its symbiosis with religion and successfully secularised itself. The German philosopher works out the crucial conflicts and grippingly illuminates how philosophy ultimately devoted itself to freedom.« ZDF
»Transcending one’s own former limits in that way and presenting a work of the highest argumentative density, the greatest wealth of ideas and internal consistency deserves admiration and unrestrained appreciation.« Hans Joas, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»The sheer size of this work commands admiration: two volumes, 1,700 pages in total. Yet, even more astounding is the unabated, exciting curiosity speaking from the work: curiosity for the history of philosophy in the Western...
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Jürgen Habermas
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Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf in 1929. He has taught at the universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt as well as at the University of California, Berkeley, among others. He is the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and awards. In 2001 he was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Jürgen Habermas
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Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf in 1929. He has taught at the universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt as well as at the...
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Things Needed to Improve…
»I view the attempt to make the world even the tiniest bit better, or even just to be part of the effort to stave off the constant threats of regression that we face, as an utterly admirable...
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Year of Publication: 2022
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2022
A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, Jürgen Habermas’ first book, was published in 1962. In it, he profiles a concept of the public sphere from a...
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Year of Publication: 2019
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2019
Between Facts and Norms
In Between Facts and Norms, Jürgen Habermas works out the legal and political implications of his Theory of Communicative Action (1981), bringing to fruition the project announced with his publication of The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere in 1962. This new work is a major contribution to recent debates on the rule of law and the possibilities of...
Year of Publication: 2019
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2019
Legitimation Crisis
In this hugely influential book, Jurgen Habermas examines the deep tensions and tendencies toward crisis underlying the development of contemporary Western societies and develops a probing analysis...
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Year of Publication: 2013
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2013
The Lure of Technocracy
Since 1980, this series of Short Political Writings has collected Jürgen Habermas’s analyses, commentaries and diagnoses of the times. Titles such as The New Obscurity have long...
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Year of Publication: 2012
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2012
Postmetaphysical Thinking II
»There is no alternative to post-metaphysical thinking.« This statement, made by Jürgen Habermas in his 1988 collection of essays, Post-Metaphysical Thinking, is still valid...
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Year of Publication: 2011
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2011
The Crisis of the European Union
»In the face of a politically unregulated rise in global social complexity which systemically and increasingly restricts the autonomy of the nation state, the normative function of democracy...
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Year of Publication: 2009
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2009
Collected Philosophical Essays in Five Volumes
Philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas has celebrated his 80th birthday on June 18, 2009. For this occasion, he has put together a systematic selection of important texts, some of which have...
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Year of Publication: 2008
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2008
Ach, Europa
Ach, Europa: only the sighing tone remains. Prompted by a discussion with the German Federal Foreign Minister, Jürgen Habermas develops in his address political alternatives for the...
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Year of Publication: 2005
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 2005
Between Naturalism and Religion
Two conflicting tendencies characterize the intellectual atmosphere of our time: the expansion of a naturalized world picture and religious orthodoxy. On one side, advances in biogenetics,...
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Year of Publication: 2004
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The Divided West
On 11 September 2001, not only did the Twin Towers crash, but so did the unity of the Western World. The policy of the US-government, that pushes the United Nations to the bottom of the wall...
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Year of Publication: 1988
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 1988
Postmetaphysical Thinking I
In this new collection of recent essays, Habermas takes up and pursues the line of analysis begun in The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity.
He begins by outlining the sources and...
He begins by outlining the sources and...
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Year of Publication: 1981
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 1981
The Theory of Communicative Action
The Theory of Communicative Action is a key work in Jürgen Habermas’s oeuvre. In this book, Habermas seeks to lay the foundations for critical social theory. The notion of communicative...
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Year of Publication: 1962
Jürgen HabermasYear of Publication: 1962
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
»The task of the present study is to analyse the ›bourgeois public sphere‹«. In order to do justice to this complex task, Habermas integrates aspects from studies on...
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