An edition of Erkenntnis und Interesse (1968)

Knowledge and human interests.

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An edition of Erkenntnis und Interesse (1968)

Knowledge and human interests.

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Knowledge and Human Interests (German: Erkenntnis und Interesse) is a 1968 book by the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, in which the author discusses the development of the modern natural and human sciences. He criticizes Sigmund Freud, arguing that psychoanalysis is a branch of the humanities rather than a science, and provides a critique of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Habermas's first major systematic work, Knowledge and Human Interests has been compared to the philosopher Paul Ricœur’s Freud and Philosophy (1965). It received positive reviews, which identified it as forming part of an important body of work. However, critics have found Habermas's attempt to discuss the relationship between knowledge and human interests unsatisfactory, and his work obscure in style. Some commentators have found his discussion of Freud valuable, while others have questioned his conclusions.

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Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
Pages
356

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Cover of: Erkenntnis und Interesse
Erkenntnis und Interesse: Mit einem neuen Nachwort
1973, Suhrkamp Verlag
Paperback in German - 1. Auflage
Cover of: Knowledge and human interests
Knowledge and human interests
1972, Heinemann Educational
in English
Cover of: Knowledge and human interests.
Knowledge and human interests.
1971, Beacon Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of Erkenntnis und Interesse.

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
121/.09/034
Library of Congress
BD163 .H2213 1971

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 356 p.
Number of pages
356

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5316246M
ISBN 10
0807015407
LCCN
72136230
LibraryThing
92496
Goodreads
5292788

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Work ID
OL1414402W

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