This collection of four essays and an interview contains Habermas's most recentcontributions to ethical theory. It expands and clarifies the work on discourse ethics presented inMoral Consciousness and Communicative Action. Here, largely in response to criticisms fromcontemporary neo-Aristotelians, Habermas underscores the claim of discourse ethics to a preeminentposition in contemporary moral philosophy with incisive analyses and refinements of the centralconcepts of his theory that include important developments in his treatment of practical reason andof the problems of application and motivation.The first essay offers a comprehensive analysis ofpractical rationality, which establishes a clear demarcation between pragmatic, ethical, and moralquestions and a corresponding differentiation between forms of volition and spheres of practicaldiscourse. The centerpiece of the book is a multifaceted defense of the central claims of discourseethics incorporating masterly critiques of the major competing positions, including those of JohnRawls, Bernard Williams, Charles Taylor, Alasdair MacIntyre, Karl-Otto Apel, and Albrecht WellmerThemiddle essays defend the basic intention of universalist moral theory in the face of the claims ofthe neo-Aristotelian ethics of the good and Horkheimer's skepticism toward reason that led him toembrace a religiously inspired ethic of compassion. An interview with Habermas covering such topicsas the genesis of discourse ethics, the precise import of some of its more controversial elements,and its interconnections with the theory of communicative actions concludes this importantcollection.Jurgen Habermas is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt.
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