Download or read book Habermas and Literary Rationality written by David L. Colclasure and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary scholarship has paid little serious attention to Habermas' philosophy, and, on the other hand, the reception of Habermas has given little attention to the role that literary practice can play in a broader theory of communicative action. David Colclasure's argument sets out to demonstrate that a specific, literary form of rationality inheres in literary practice and the public reception of literary works which provides a unique contribution to the political public sphere.