{"product_id":"9780745607702","title":"The Theory of Communicative Action Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Theory of Communicative Action\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJürgen Habermas | Thomas McCarthy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis study offers a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical  foundations and framework of critical social theory. It is Habermas'  \"magnum opus\", and it is regarded as one of the most important works of  modern social thought. In this second and final volume of the work,  Habermas examines the relations between action concepts and systems  theory and elaborates a framework for analyzing the developmental  tendencies of modern societies. He discusses in detail the work of Marx,  Durkheim, G.H. Mead and Talcott Parsons, among others. By  distinguishing between social systems and what he calls the  \"life-world\", Habermas is able to analyze the ways in which the  development of social systems impinges upon the symbolic and subjective  dimensions of social life, resulting in the kind of crises, conflicts  and protest movements which are characteristic of advanced capitalist  societies in the late-20th century.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the \"world's leading thinkers\". Thomas McCarthy is the author of The Theory of Communicative Action: Lifeworld and Systems, a Critique of Functionalist Reason, Volume 2, published by Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745607702\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e457\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315322024076,"sku":"9780745607702","price":28.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745607702_a79fb299-6f23-45a0-864c-4121c9245817.jpg?v=1780107231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745607702","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}