Jürgen Habermas

Tags: Philosopher.

Jürgen Habermas (/ˈjɜrɡən/ or /ˈjʊərɡən ˈhɑːbərmɑːs/; German: [ˈjʏrɡn̩ ˈhaːbɐmaːs]; born 18 June 1929) is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere.

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birth date

1929-06-18

birth place

Düsseldorf, Weimar Republic, Rhine Province, Free State of Prussia

era

Contemporary philosophy

influenced

Seyla Benhabib, Reinhart Maurer, Nikolas Kompridis, Andrew Feenberg

influenced by

Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Max Horkheimer, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons

LCCN Id

n/78/93535

philosophicalSchool

Continental philosophy, Critical theory

region

Western philosophy