Insight and Solidarity: The Discourse Ethics of Jürgen Habermas Volume 1

by William Rehg

Book Overview

Discourse ethics represents an exciting new development in neo-Kantian moral theory. William Rehg offers an insightful introduction to its complex theorization by its major proponent, J?rgen Habermas, and demonstrates how discourse ethics allows one to overcome the principal criticisms that have been leveled against neo-Kantianism.

Addressing both "commun-itarian" critics who argue that universalist conceptions of justice sever moral deliberation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520208978
• ISBN13: 9780520208971
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"