Habermas synthesized many intellectual sources into a novel account of society.

Evidence

In his reply to an essay by Hans Albert, a student of Popper’s, Habermas gathered together what he had learned from a wide range of sources into an original and comprehensive description of the social process as a whole, and one that had topical relevance. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 602

Categorization

  • XREF: Connects to the positivist dispute with Popper’s school already traced in this book (Adorno vs. Popper). — connects to: Habermas’s student study fused Adorno’s method with Popitz-style ‘images of society’ analysis — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 576; Habermas’s theory of society was assembled from philosophy, hermeneutics, and psychoanalysis. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 602; Habermas’s theory of human species formation synthesized a wide range of philosophical sources — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2427 (+6 more)
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Habermas’s student study fused Adorno’s method with Popitz-style ‘images of society’ analysis — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 576; Habermas’s theory of society was assembled from philosophy, hermeneutics, and psychoanalysis. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 602; Habermas’s theory of human species formation synthesized a wide range of philosophical sources — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2427 (+6 more)

Broader Connections