Jürgen Habermas

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June 18, 1929 in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Philosophy, Politics, Social Sciences

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Marx, Weber, Marcuse, Arendt

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Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, the topic of his first book entitled The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. His work focuses on the foundations of social theory and epistemology, the analysis of advanced capitalistic societies and democracy, the rule of law in a critical social-evolutionary context, and contemporary politics—particularly German politics. Habermas's theoretical system is devoted to revealing the possibility of reason, emancipation, and rational-critical communication latent in modern institutions and in the human capacity to deliberate and pursue rational...more

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11-01-2011 19:51DK: Europa har brug for en revitaliseret politisk klasse (2011)

11-01-2011 19:51
DK: Europa har brug for en revitaliseret politisk klasse (2011)

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Books by Jürgen Habermas

Average rating: 3.74 · 1,583 ratings · 91 reviews · 106 distinct works

	The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry Into a Category of Bourgeois Society by Jürgen Habermas, Thomas Burger (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Theory of Communicative Action, Vol 1: Reason & the Rationalization of Society by Jürgen Habermas, Thomas McCarthy (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 154 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures by Jürgen Habermas, Frederick G. Lawrence (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 154 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Theory of Communicative Action, Vol 2: Lifeword & System: A Critique of Functionalist Reason by Jürgen Habermas, Thomas McCarthy (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Between Facts & Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law & Democracy by Jürgen Habermas, William Rehg (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Moral Conciousness & Communicative Action 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political Theory by Jürgen Habermas, Ciaran P. Cronin (Editor), Pablo De Greiff (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Future of Human Nature 3.38 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Knowledge and Human Interests by Jürgen Habermas, Jeremy J. Shapiro (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Toward a Rational Society: Student Protest, Science and Politics 3.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	My rating: