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14 Mar 2026, 19:47

Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher, sociologist, and writer, passed away at the age of 96. He was considered one of the most important philosophers in Germany, with many readers around the world engaging with his works.
Mr. Habermas was a theorist of social sciences known for his contributions in areas such as critical theory, communication, pragmatism, and social phenomenology. He is regarded as one of the "heirs of the Frankfurt School," who sought to update the sociological and social theories of this intellectual movement.
His intellectual domain encompassed continental philosophy and sociology, and his writing style bridged academic and philosophical writing.
Mr. Habermas believed in the importance of spoken language as a "form of similarity among individuals," while also viewing writing as a "solution to the problems of spoken language."
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Jürgen Habermas, the prominent German thinker whose works influenced philosophy, sociology, and democratic theory for decades, passed away at the age of 96.
Habermas was considered one of the most important philosophers in Germany after World War II and played a decisive role in many of the country's intellectual and political debates.
He viewed a united Europe as the only way to counter the resurgence of nationalism and defended the idea of a European federal project even in the later years of his life.
He was born on June 18, 1929, in Düsseldorf and studied philosophy, psychology, German literature, and economics at the universities of Göttingen, Zurich, and Bonn. His professional career began in the 1950s at the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, under the supervision of Theodor Adorno, and from there he became one of the main figures of the Frankfurt School's intellectual tradition.
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