Debating Humanity : Towards a Philosophical Sociology (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements; Note on original versions; Introduction; 1. The humanism debate revisited: Sartre, Heidegger, Derrida; 2. Self-transcendence: Hannah Arendt; 3. Adaptation: Talcott Parsons; 4. Responsibility: Hans Jonas; 5. Language: Jurgen Habermas; 6. Strong evaluations: Charles Taylor; 7. Reflexivity: Margaret Archer; 8. Reproduction of life: Luc Boltanski; Epilogue; References; Index.