Reason, tradition, and authority : a comparative study of Habermas and Gadamer

This thesis explores the possibilities for normative grounding of authority through a focus on the relationship between Habermas’s ‘critical theory’ and Gadamer’s ‘philosophical hermeneutics’, with particular reference to the bases of authority in East Asian culture. More specifically, it examines t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Donghyun
Published: University of Glasgow 2011
Subjects:
100
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.538238