Jürgen Habermas (Düsseldorf, 1929) is a German philosopher and sociologist, considered one of the most influential figures in contemporary critical theory and the main representative of the second generation of the Frankfurt School. His work spans political philosophy, ethics, legal theory, and philosophy of language. Among his most notable contributions are the theory of communicative action, discourse ethics, and the concept of deliberative democracy.
Among his most important works are The Theory of Communicative Action (1981), Between Facts and Norms (1992), and A History of Philosophy (2019). Habermas has been recognized with numerous international awards, such as the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2003), the Kyoto Prize (2004), the Holberg Prize (2005), the Erasmus Prize (2013), and the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (2024).
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