Discourse ethics represents an exciting new development in neo-Kantian moral theory. William Rehg offers an insightful introduction to its complex theorization by its major proponent, Jurgen Habermas, and demonstrates how discourse ethics allows one to overcome the principal criticisms that have been leveled against neo-Kantianism.Addressing both and “commun-itarian and ” critics who argue that universalist conceptions of justice sever moral deliberation from community traditions, and feminist advocates of the and “ethics of care and ” who stress the moral significance of caring for other individuals, Rehg shows that discourse ethics combines impartiality with solidarity. He provides the first systematic reconstruction of Habermas’s theory and explores its relationship to the work of such contemporary philosophers as Charles Taylor. His book articulates a bold alternative to the split between the and “right and ” and the and “good and ” in moral theory and will greatly interest philosophers, social and legal scholars, and political theorists.

Insight and Solidarity: The Discourse Ethics of Jurgen Habermas (Philosophy, Social Theory, and the Rule of Law) (Volume 1) PDF

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