TY - BOOK AU - Outhwaite,William TI - Habermas: a critical introduction SN - 080476901X AV - B3258.H324 O88 2009 U1 - 301 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Stanford, Calif. PB - Stanford University Press KW - Habermas, Jürgen KW - Frankfurt school of sociology KW - Social evolution KW - Critical theory KW - Communication KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index; The roots of Habermas's thought -- Scientism in theory and practice -- Communication and discourse ethics -- Social evolution and legitimation -- Rational action and societal rationalization -- The colonization of the lifeworld -- The theory of communicative action : an assessment -- Modernity and philosophy -- Law and the state -- Two kinds of 'post' -- Conclusion : Habermas and the future of critical theory ER -