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Simon Susen - Habermas and the History of Philosophy, Volume I-III, Övrigt

Övrigt, Engelska, 2026

Habermas and the History of Philosophy, Volume I-III

Av Simon Susen

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Simon Susen’s trilogy on Habermas and the History of Philosophy offers a systematic account of Habermas’s far-reaching work. It provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the central issues examined and evaluates its limitations and shortcomings.Susen reveals how Habermas’s approach to the history of philosophy seeks to reconstruct the genealogy of postmetaphysical thinking, by tracing the tension-laden relationship between faith and knowledge back to the major developments brought about by the Axial Age. It examines how Habermas’s latest project invites us to reconsider not only classical antinomies such as faith vs. knowledge, the sacred vs. the profane, religion vs. science but also the role of philosophy in the twenty-first century, notably in terms of its capacity to overcome the tension between ‘scientification’ and ‘ideologization’. Arguably, such an endeavour enables us to shed light on the extent to which the emancipatory potential of rational freedom, far from being reducible to a mere product of the Enlightenment, has always already been present in human history, including in the processes of ‘the linguistification of the sacred’ in advanced civilizations during the first millennium BCE. Including a meticulous analysis of the Epilogue to the original German language edition, demonstrating that it provides valuable insights into Habermas’s retrospective reflections on the main arguments put forward and taking into consideration the reception his ambitious theoretical enterprise has received thus far, this definitive trilogy is an essential guide to Habermas’s major work.This trilogy is for all those in the Social Sciences and Humanities studying and researching classical and contemporary social theory, the sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion, political sociology, cultural sociology, social and political philosophy, epistemology, philosophy or religion, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, and the history of social and political thought.
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  • Märke: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-12-15
  • Höjd: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Antinomies
  • Antal sidor: 746
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • EAN: 9781041411499
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Simon Susen is Professor of Sociology at City, University of London. He is Associate Member of the Bauman Institute and, together with Bryan S. Turner, Editor of the Journal of Classical Sociology.

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‘At an age when many devote themselves to writing their memoirs, Jürgen Habermas undertook the formidable task of retracing the history of Western philosophy. He did so not as a detached scholar but, rather, as a way of engaging with the vast intellectual edifice he himself had built and of situating it within that broader history. For us, as sociologists, there remained an urgent need for the rigorous and authoritative work that Simon Susen now provides – one that repositions this history of philosophy not only within the Habermasian corpus but also within the landscape of the contemporary social sciences. Only Simon Susen’s intellectual boldness and wide-ranging expertise could meet this challenge, bridging the widening gulf within our disciplines between philosophy, social theory, and empirical research.’Luc Boltanski, Directeur d’études, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France‘Simon Susen’s comprehensive and deeply thoughtful engagement with Jürgen Habermas’s magnum opus, Also a History of Philosophy, is far more than a commentary on an important work of contemporary critical thought. In unpacking Habermas’s project, Susen offers an engrossing and incisive reflection on the intellectual legacies we inherit – and on the ways in which they shape our self-understanding as moderns.’Simone Chambers, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, USA‘A welcome and important book. Simon Susen offers the clearest account available in English of Habermas’s views – not only on the history of philosophy but also on modernity, the relationship between faith and knowledge, and the future of freedom and the Enlightenment project. Perhaps the pre-eminent thinker of our era, Habermas has engaged with both public affairs and the most profound intellectual questions for more than 70 years. Most scholars who believe they understand his perspective have dipped only into one earlier phase of his work; Susen sheds light on the whole.’Craig Calhoun, University Professor of Social Sciences, Arizona State University, USA‘This superb book combines a meticulous and very readable summary of Habermas's Auch eine Geschichte der Philosophie with a comprehensive presentation of constructive critical comments. The summary part draws a number of connections which are not explicit in Habermas's text or are lost in the details of his argument, while the critical comments should shape subsequent discussions on the relationship between faith and knowledge.’William Outhwaite, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK

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