Works
Links
Bestiality and Humanity
http://www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/librarytexts/011habermas.htm
A 1999 essay by Habermas concerning the war in Kosovo, translated by Franz Solms-Laubach. Considers the various historical dilemmas underlying human rights policy, globalization and war.
Destruction of Reason
http://www.virtualschool.edu/mon/SocialConstruction/HabermasDestructionReason.html
Part of an essay by Habermas on the problems of German reunification.
Faith and Knowledge
http://socialpolicy.ucc.ie/Habermas_Faith_and_knowledge_ev07-4_en.htm
Habermas' 2001 speech upon receiving the Friedenspreis from the German Book Trade. Focuses on the role of religion in modern society.
Georg Simmel on Philosophy and Culture: Postscript to a Collection of Essays
http://www.uchicago.edu/research/jnl-crit-inq/issues/v22/v22n3.habermas.html
A brief essay by Habermas, translated by Mathieu Deflem. Considers Simmel's role as a social thinker.
Habermas's Idea of the Theory of Knowledge as Social Theory
http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/habermas.htm
A key chapter from Habermas' analysis of Marx's relation to Hegel.
The European Nation-State: On the Past and Future of Sovereignty and Citizenship
http://www.uchicago.edu/research/jnl-pub-cult/backissues/pc25/habermas.html
Ciaran Cronin's translation of this short piece, which considers the relation between nation states and the emergent continental regimes.
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
http://www.users.muohio.edu/mandellc/myhab.htm
Quotes from Habermas' works, assembled by Laura Mandell.
Theorems of Legitimation Crisis
http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/courses/legitcri.html
An excerpt from the 1975 translation of Habermas' Legitimation Crisis. Considers how the rigid social systems bring about crises.
Why Europe Needs A Constitution
http://www.newleftreview.net/NLR24501.shtml
A 2001 piece by Habermas in the New Left Review. Considers the need and preconditions for a European constitution, as well as its likely effects. Also available as a PDF download.