Jurgen Habermas was a German philosopher and social theorist, born in 1929, working in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. His work addressed communicative rationality and the public sphere. He held professorships at Heidelberg University and Goethe University Frankfurt and directed the Max Planck Institute in Starnberg. He died in 2026. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDeveloped the theory of communicative action and discourse ethics, grounding social rationality in the conditions of open, non-coercive dialogue rather than instrumental reason. 1 Notable WorkThe Theory of Communicative Action (1981) 1 Connections
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Honneth succeeded Habermas as director of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt and developed his recognition theory partly in dialogue with Habermas communicative approach.
Offe was a leading second-generation critical theorist closely associated with Habermas Frankfurt circle.
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Jürgen Habermas was a German philosopher and social theorist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
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(18 June 1929 - 14 March 2026) was a German philosopher and social theorist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. His work addressed communicative rationality and the public sphere. He held professorships at Heidelberg University and Goethe University Frankfurt and directed the Max Planck Institute in Starnberg.
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