The Critique of Instrumental Reason from Weber to Habermas

by Darrow Schecter

Book Overview

What different kinds of reason are possible, and which ones are the most appropriate for a legitimate, as opposed to a merely legitimated state?

The book opens with an analysis of Weber as a figure who marks a key moment of sociological transition. Weber articulates a distinctly different view to Enlightenment thinkers who believe in the capacity of reason to improve society and emancipate humanity from ignorance and domination. Weber signals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441124551
• ISBN13: 9781441124555
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"