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ISBN: | 9781134236923 1134236921 9780415360548 0415360544 1283587106 9781283587105 9786613899552 6613899550 0203008286 9780203008287
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index. English. Print version record.
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Summary: | This book is the first book-length deconstructive study of the political philosophy of Jürgen Habermas. Inspired by the work of Jacques Derrida, the book applies deconstruction to key issues in Habermas's work: rational discourse and rational consensus, constitutional democracy, tolerance and civil disobedience.The war in Iraq brought Habermas and Derrida together in defense of international law and in favor of a bigger role for a united Europe in international affairs. Yet, despite the rapprochement between Habermas and Derrida in the years prior to Derrida's death, important.
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Other form: | Print version: Thomassen, Lasse. Deconstructing Habermas. New York : Routledge, ©2008 9780415360548
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