Reason, History, and Politics

David Ingram is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University of Chicago. He is the author of Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason and Critical Theory and Philosophy and co-editor of Critical Theory: The Essential Readings.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. Reason and Liberal Theory: A Communitarian Critique 2. Science and Technology as Practical Reason Part II 3. Anglo-American Communitarianism and the Dilemmas of Social Critique 4. French Communitarianism and the Subjugation of Identity Part III 5. Discourse Ethics and Democratic Legitimation 6. Discourse Ethics and Adjudication Part IV 7. A Postmodern Legitimation of Community and Judgment 8. The Legitimacy of the Modern Age: Toward a Metaphorology of Revolution, Myth, and Progress in Science and Politics Notes Bibliography Indexes

"This book has tremendous range, exemplified by the fact that the traditions presently culminating in Habermas, on the one hand, and Rawls, on the other, are brought together to provide a fully rounded discussion of the Enlightenment. Ingram's work in action theory and theory of historical causation and explanation is both synthetic and original. And as a guide through the debate around 'communitarianism,' it is remarkably clear and succinct. Any intellectually oriented press would be fortunate to publish this book. I very much look forward to taking part in the discussions that will undoubtedly surround it." — Bill Martin, DePaul University