Western civilization and its problems : a dialogue between Weber, Elias, and Habermas /: a dialogue between Weber, Elias, and Habermas. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kit-Man Li.
• Other Names: Li, Kit-Man
• Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Weber’s Account of Western Civilization I: Capitalism, the State and the Law. 3. Weber’s Account of Western Civilization II: Culture and Values. 4. Elias’s Account of Western Civilization. 5. Elias and Modern Human Conditions. 6. Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action. 7. Habermas’s Conceptual Distinctions and His Critique of Capitalist Modernization. 8. Theory Validation and Evaluation: The Case of Western Civilization.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (299 pages)
• Subjects: 190; Progress -- Philosophy; Civilization, Western -- Philosophy; Civilization, Western -- Philosophy; Progress -- Philosophy; Cultuurfilosofie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429766671
• Related ISBNs: 042976667X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.