Discussion

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

alephnerd: A major loss for sure - much of modern political and social philosophy in both the left and the right is based on Habermas and his disciples work.

m_a_g: I somehow doubt that

bitroughj: Is that the same as doubting the value of much modern social and political philosophy?

hackandthink: Habermas was a decent guy. He stood for a liberal and social democratic Germany. I respect that he didn’t fully go along with the shift towards crusading liberalism and militarism in Germany.He was always part of the establishment. His writing was rambling and boring, and I always thought he was naive. RIP

hackandthink: Long versionhttps://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/519683.j%C3%BCrgen-habermas...