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Single Idea 15670

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science ]

Full Idea

For Habermas, the task of what he calls 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to be a stand-in and interpreter for the specialized sciences.

Gist of Idea

The aim of 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to interpret the sciences

Source

report of Jürgen Habermas (The Theory of Communicative Action [1981]) by James Gordon Finlayson - Habermas Ch.5:65

Book Ref

Finlayson,James G.: 'Habermas' [OUP 2005], p.65