Philosophical-political Profiles (studies In Contemporary German Social Thought)

Habermas offers a clear and strikingly personal examination of major modern German philosophers and cultural critics, focusing particularly on the content of their thought in relation to their respective political and biographical contexts. Almost nine years ago, Adorno answered the question "Does philosophy still have a purpose?" as follows: "The only philosophy we might responsibly engage in after all that has happened would no longer make any pretense of being in control of the absolute. Jürgen Habermas ; Translated By Frederick G. Lawrence. Rev. Translation Of: Philosophisch-politische Profile. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.