The Handbook of Critical Theory brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the state of critical theory today. The fifteen essays provide analyses of the various orientations which critical theory has taken both historically and systematically in recent years, expositions of the new perspectives which have begun to shape the field, and reflections upon the direction of critical theory.

About the Author
David M. Rasmussen is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Philosophy and Social Criticism (1978- ), the Philosophy and Social Criticism Book Series (1995- ), and Cultural Hermeneutics (1973-7). He is the author of Reading Habermas (1990), Symbol and Interpretation (1974), and Mythic-Symbolic Language and Philosophical Anthropology (1971), editor of Universalism vs. Communitarianism: Contemporary Debates in Ethics (1990) and co-editor of The Narrative Path (1989) and The Final Foucault (1988).

Reviews
"This Reader is the most comprehensive, accessible and exciting sample of the major critical theorists available to us in the English speaking world. An invaluable teaching resource as well as an engaging introduction for the interested or uninitiated reader." - Richard Kerney, University College Dublin

"The seven fine essays comprising Parts II-IV of this book (on discourse ethics and justice, democracy and law, autonomy and civil society) join very nicely to provide a lucid and compelling account of current thinking among those who approach the meeting point with political liberalism from the critical-theory side." - Frank I. Michelman, Harvard University

Book Information
ISBN 9780631183815
Author David M. Rasmussen
Format Paperback
Page Count 440
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 780g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 33mm