Displaying an impressive command of complex materials, Seyla Benhabib reconstructs the history of theories from a systematic point of view and examines the origins and transformations of the concept of critique from the works of Hegel to Habermas. Through investigating the model of the philosophy of the subject, she pursues the question of how Hegel's critiques might be useful for reforumulating the foundations of critical social theory.

Displaying an impressive command of complex materials, Seyla Benhabib reconstructs the history of theories from a systematic point of view and examines the origins and transformations of the concept of critique from the works of Hegel to Habermas. Through investigating the model of the philosophy of the subject, she pursues the question of how Hegel's critiques might be useful for reforumulating the foundations of critical social theory.

About the Author
Seyla Benhabib is the author of, most recently, The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt.

Reviews
A major treatise of social philosophy, which brilliantly demonstrates the creative development of critical theory in America. -- Martin Jay



Book Information
ISBN 9780231061650
Author Seyla Benhabib
Format Paperback
Page Count 455
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press