Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy - Brossura

Habermas, Jurgen

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ISBN 10: 0745620116 ISBN 13: 9780745620114

Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 1997

Riassunto

This is Habermas's long awaited work on law, democracy and the modern constitutional state in which he develops his own account of the nature of law and democracy.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<p><b>Jürgen Habermas</b> is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere. In 2014, Prospect readers chose Habermas as one of their favourites among the "world's leading thinkers".</p>

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In Between Facts and Norms Habermas works out the legal and political implications of his theoretical approach, bringing to fruition the project announced more than three decades ago in The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Between Facts and Norms is a major contribution to current debates on the role of law and the prospects for the development of democracy in contemporary societies. Habermas develops a distinctive account of the nature of law, arguing that law is characterized by an internal tension between factual and normative aspects. He links this account to a broader argument concerning the formation of the modern constitutional state and the role of democratic deliberation as a means of securing the legitimacy of legal norms in complex, pluralistic societies.

Habermas develops a proceduralist conception of democracy which emphasizes the importance of citizens organizing themselves in informal associations and voicing their concerns in a variety of public settings. If the formal processes of law-making in modern societies are to sustain their legitimacy, they must be capable of taking account of the concerns of ordinary citizens. In our complex, pluralistic societies, the legitimacy of political decision-making processes depends on a robust civil society and a vibrant public sphere.

Between Facts and Norms is an outstanding work by one the most important social and political thinkers of our time. It will be a focal point of debate for many years to come in the fields of social and political theory, sociology, politics and philosophy.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Polity Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0745620116
• ISBN 13: 9780745620114
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 636
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile