Jürgen Habermas

So What Led Me to Critical Theory?

Published by Mark Murphy on March 17, 2013 | Leave a response

I was asked this question recently, and it’s a good one. Rarely if ever do I ask this question of myself, probably because Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse et al have occupied a central place in my intellectual development for as long as I can remember. The world of the Frankfurt School took a hold on me during my undergraduate years… Read more →

Out now in paperback: Habermas, critical theory and education

Published by Mark Murphy on November 9, 2012 | Leave a response

  The sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas has had a wide-ranging and significant impact on understandings of social change and social conflict. However, there has been no concerted and focused attempt to introduce his ideas to the field of education broadly. This book rectifies this omission and delivers a definitive contribution to the understanding of Habermas’s oeuvre as it applies… Read more →