I have set up this site, primarily, to pen down my passing reflections, thoughts and important quotes from Habermas, in the hope to get some stimulating reactions.
I am "this guy" you refer to in your post. Not being an expert in the field of critical theory, but with an instinctive aversion to it, I'd like to point out that I used the words of German philosopher (who I like instinctively) to pronounce the death of critical theory.
Sorry, I did not imply any judgment! Short of time, I just wanted to save the link for future discussion or for anyone else wanting to express his or her opinion.
Habermas is a German philosopher -- "the leading systematic philosopher of our time," Richard Rorty of the University of Virginia calls him. But Habermas comes to this debate as much more than just a philosopher. "In terms of range and depth there is no one close to him," says Thomas McCarthy, a professor of humanities and philosophy at Northwestern University. "Habermas has been able to go into discussions in political theory, in sociology, in psychology, in legal theory -- in a dozen different disciplines -- and become one of the dominant voices in each one."
I am a philosopher by training. I wrote my PhD dissertation on Habermas and the possibility of transcendence from within. Beside Foucault and Habermas, I am interested in the work of Robert Brandom,John McDowell, and Charles Travis.
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Hi,
I am "this guy" you refer to in your post. Not being an expert in the field of critical theory, but with an instinctive aversion to it, I'd like to point out that I used the words of German philosopher (who I like instinctively) to pronounce the death of critical theory.
Hi Jan,
Sorry, I did not imply any judgment! Short of time, I just wanted to save the link for future discussion or for anyone else wanting to express his or her opinion.
ali
Hi there Ali,
No offense taken.
Jan
Hi Jan,
Thanks.
Ali
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