The critique of instrumental reason from Weber to Habermas / Darrow Schecter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schecter, Darrow, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habermas, Jürgen.

Weber, Max, 1864-1920.

Weber, Max.

Instrumentalism (Philosophy).

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book analyses the critique of instrumental reason from Weber through to the present day. Weber constitutes the starting point because he represents a key moment of theoretical and political transition. Whereas Enlightenment thinkers such as Kant, Rousseau and Hegel had a profound faith in the power of reason to improve society and mankind, Weber signals that far from being a universally positive and progressive force, the institutionalisation of reason might actually be a highly effective tool in the struggle for domination. Schecter charts how Weber's ideas took shape as a response to

Contents:

Introduction

1: From Reason to Rationalisation: The Emergence of the Weberian Paradigm

2: The Revolutionary Critique of Instrumental Reason: Lukács and Benjamin

3: Horkheimer, Adorno and Critical Theory

4: The Ontological and Republican Critiques: Heidegger and Arendt

5: Reason, Thinking and the Critique of Everyday Life

6: From Rationalisation to Communicative Action: The Emergence of the Habermasian Paradigm

Conclusion: On Post-Liberal Autonomy and Post-Capitalist Legitimacy

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.

ISBN:

9786612710360

9781501301759

1501301756

9781282710368

1282710362

9781441152572

1441152571

OCLC:

650311596