Philosopher · Twentieth century · Germany
Jürgen Habermas
1929–
German thinker, the leading heir of the Frankfurt School, who defended reason as communication: free discussion among equals can reach the truth. His Theory of Communicative Action appeared in 1981. Born 1929, living.
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- Born
- 1929, Düsseldorf, Germany.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jürgen Habermas
- School
- Critical theory; discourse ethics.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jürgen Habermas
- Known for
- The public sphere, communicative rationality, and the ideal speech situation.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jürgen Habermas
- Career
- Taught at Frankfurt and Starnberg; the most prominent living German philosopher.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jürgen Habermas
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