{"product_id":"unjust-legality-a-critique-of-habermass-philosophy-of-law-new-critical-theory-9780742512603","title":"Unjust Legality A Critique of Habermass","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an interpretation and critique of Habermas's philosophy of law in his \"Between Facts and Norms\", which James Marsh feels is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Marsh, a self-styled 'disillusioned Habermasian,' offers a careful, somber 'reality check' to the  comparatively favorable vision of contemporary society that Habermas presents in his significant work, Between Facts and Norms. At the sametime, the ultimate, and in fact quite successful, aim of Marsh's analysis is the positive one of reworking  Habermas' own best insights back in the direction of a genuinely critical theory of modern society.... -- William L. McBride, Purdue University\u003cbr\u003eMarsh has produced an outstanding and accessible text that provides a badly needed left critique of Habermas' philosophy of law. * Science \u0026amp; Society *\u003cbr\u003eMarsh displays an impressive mastery of Habermas's texts that few others have attained. His commentary on Between Facts and Norms is exceptionally clear and jargon-free, not to mention chock full of illuminating examples and references to the real world. Above all, its sympathetic treatment of the basic project of Habermas's masterpiece is judiciously balanced by a critique of Habermas's failure  to consistently carry that project through to  the end.... -- David Ingram, Loyola University, Chicago\u003cbr\u003eMarsh displays an impressive mastery of Habermas's texts that few others have attained. His commentary on Between Facts and Norms is exceptionally clear and jargon-free, not to mention chock full of illuminating examples and references to the real world. Above all, its sympathetic treatment of the basic project of Habermas's masterpiece is judiciously balanced by a critique of Habermas's failure to consistently carry that project through to the end. -- David Ingram, Loyola University, Chicago\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Marsh, a self-styled 'disillusioned Habermasian,' offers a careful, somber 'reality check' to the comparatively favorable vision of contemporary society that Habermas presents in his significant work, Between Facts and Norms. At the same time, the ultimate, and in fact quite successful, aim of Marsh's analysis is the positive one of reworking Habermas' own best insights back in the direction of a genuinely critical theory of modern society. -- William L. McBride, Purdue University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Toward a Critique of Habermas's Philosophy of Law Chapter 3 The Tension between Facticity and Validity Chapter 4 On Mediating Private and Public Autonomy: The Genesis of Rights Chapter 5 The Genesis of the State Chapter 6 Law and Jurisprudence Chapter 7 Deliberative Politics and Administrative Social Power Chapter 8 The Public Sphere, Civil Society, and the Rule of Capital Chapter 9 The Different Paradigms of Law and the Difference They Make Chapter 10 The Achievement and Limits of Habermas's Philosophy of Law","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526871949655,"sku":"9780742512603","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742512603.jpg?v=1731865702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unjust-legality-a-critique-of-habermass-philosophy-of-law-new-critical-theory-9780742512603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}