Critical Hermeneutics: A Study in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur and Jürgen Habermas

Foreword Anthony Giddens Preface Introduction Part I. Thematic Exposition: 1. Ludwig Wittgenstein and ordinary language philosophy 2. Pual Ricoeur and hermeneutic phenomenology 3. Jurgen Habermas and critical social theory Part II. Constructive Critique: 4. Problems in the analysis of action 5. Problems in the methodology of social science 6. Problems in the theory of reference and truth Conclusion Notes Select bibliography Index.