Knowledge and Human Interests,

tr. Jeremy J. Shapiro (Boston: Beacon Press, 1971 [1968]). In this book, Habermas examines the role of reflection in critical social theory. It contains a critique of the idealist philosophies of Kant and Fichte, Habermas’s engagement with pragmatism and hermeneutic philosophy, and an interesting appropriation of Freud.

Towards a Rational Society,

tr. Jeremy J. Shapiro (Boston: Beacon Press, 1987 [1969]). Contains three essays on the student protests and three essays on the role of technology and science.

Legitimation Crisis,

tr. Thomas McCarthy (London: Heinemann, 1976 [1973]). An interesting early study of crisis and legitimacy in capitalist societies in which Habermas puts the distinction between lifeworld and system to work.

Communication and the Evolution of Society,

tr. Thomas McCarthy (London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1979 [1976]). This is an important study in Habermas’s reconstruction of historical materialism, in which he looks at the role of moral development of individuals and social structures. (2) مجموعة مختارة من كتابات هابرماس النظرية في مرحلة النضج الفلسفي

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The Theory of Communicative Action,

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