Introduction: History and the Trace of Reason: Habermas's Philosophy and its Context: Peter Dews (University of Essex). Part I: Traditions: . 1. Habermas and Kant: Judgement and Communicative Experience: Stale Finke (University of Oslo - original contribution). 2. Does Hegel's Critique of Kant Apply to Discourse Ethics? Gordon Finlayson (University of York - original contribution). 3. Habermas, Marxism and Social Theory: The Case for Pluralism in Critical Social Science: James Bohmann (Washington University, Saint Louis - original contribution).

4. Models of Intersubjectivity: Habermas, Mead and Lacan: Peter Dews (University of Essex). 5. Heidegger's Challenge and the Future of Critical Theory: Nikolas Kompridis (Wilfrid Laurier University - original contribution). Part II: Contexts: . 6. Between Radicalism and Resignation: Democratic Theory in Habermas's Between Facts and Norms: Bill Scheuerman (University of Pittsburgh - original contribution). 7.

Habermas, Feminism and the Question of Autonomy: Maeve Cooke (University College Dublin - original contribution). 8. Jürgen Habermas and the Antinomies of the Intellectual: Max Pensky (University of Binghampton - original contribution). Part III: Critiques: . 9. Society and History: Towards a Critique of Critical Theory: Michael Theunissen (Free University, Berlin). 10. What is Metaphysics - What is Modernity? Twelve Theses against Jürgen Habermas: Dieter Henrich (University of Munich).

11. The Social Dynamics of Disrespect: Axel Honneth (University of Frankfurt).