Philosophical Introductions

On the occasion of Habermas's 80th birthday, the German publisher Suhrkamp brought out five volumes of Habermas's papers that spanned the full range of his philosophical thought, from the theory of rationality to the critique of metaphysics.

For each of these volumes, Habermas wrote an introduction that crystallized, in a remarkably clear and succinct way, his thinking on the key philosophical issues that have preoccupied him throughout his long career.

This new book by Polity brings together these five introductions and publishes them in translation for the first time.

The resulting volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview of Habermas's philosophy in his own words.