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Jürgen Habermas

1929 - Today

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Jürgen Habermas (UK: , US: ; German: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈhaːbɐmaːs] ; born 18 June 1929) is a German philosopher and social theorist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. His work addresses communicative rationality and the public sphere. Associated with the Frankfurt School, Habermas's work focuses on the foundations of epistemology and social theory, the analysis of advanced capitalism and democracy, the rule of law in a critical social-evolutionary context, albeit within the confines of the natural law tradition, and contemporary politics, particularly German politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jürgen Habermas has received more than 2,710,384 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Jürgen Habermas is the 76th most popular philosopher (down from 75th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Germany (up from 89th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Philosopher.

Jürgen Habermas is most famous for his work in the philosophy of language and communicative action. He is also known for his theories of democracy and the public sphere.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jürgen Habermas ranks 76 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Zeno of Citium, Karl Jaspers, Rudolf Steiner, George Berkeley, and Ramakrishna. After him are Xenophanes, Nagarjuna, Carl von Clausewitz, Nicholas of Cusa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jürgen Habermas ranks 9. Before him are Anne Frank, Audrey Hepburn, Lev Yashin, Milan Kundera, Bud Spencer, and Martin Luther King Jr.. After him are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sergio Leone, Hassan II of Morocco, Imre Kertész, Irene Papas, and Jacques Brel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Habermas ranks 86 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Hertz (1857), Charles Bukowski (1920), Arminius (-17), Peter III of Russia (1728), Helmut Kohl (1930), and William Herschel (1738). After him are Heinz Guderian (1888), Gottlieb Daimler (1834), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), and Nicholas of Cusa (1401).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Jürgen Habermas ranks 10. Before him are Martin Heidegger (1889), Hannah Arendt (1906), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), and Karl Jaspers (1883). After him are Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Walter Benjamin (1892), Meister Eckhart (1260), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), and Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846).

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