Critical hermeneutics : a study in the thought of Paul Ricoeur and Jürgen Habermas / John B. Thompson.
By: Thompson, John B. (John Brookshire)
Contributor(s): Ricœur, Paul | Habermas, Jürgen
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981Description: ix, 257 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 052123932X; 9780521239325Subject(s): Social sciences -- Philosophy | HermeneuticsDDC classification: 300/.1 LOC classification: H61 | .T475Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliography: p. 241-251 and index.
Foreword Anthony Giddens; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Thematic Exposition: 1. Ludwig Wittgenstein and ordinary language philosophy; 2. Pual Ricoeur and hermeneutic phenomenology; 3. Jurgen Habermas and critical social theory; Part II. Constructive Critique: 4. Problems in the analysis of action; 5. Problems in the methodology of social science; 6. Problems in the theory of reference and truth; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
This is a study in the philosophy of social science. It takes the form of a comparative critique of three contemporary approaches: ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics and critical theory, represented here respectively by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Ricoeur and Jurgen Habermas.
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