Pluralism and the Pragmatic Turn: The Transformation of Critical Theory, Essays in Honor of Thomas McCarthy

Book Overview

The essays in this volume reflect on and expand Frankfurt School critical theory as reformulated after World War II by Karl-Otto Apel, J rgen Habermas, and others. Frankfurt School critical theory since the pragmatic turn has become a richer source of critical analysis that is at the same time socially and politically more effective. The essays are dedicated to Thomas McCarthy, who has done perhaps more than any other scholar to introduce English-speaking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262681323
• ISBN13: 9780262681322
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 465 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher