Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96
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“Jürgen Habermas, world-renowned German philosopher and sociologist, has died in the town of Starnberg near Munich, the Suhrkamp publishing house said.”
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“He was awarded the German French Media Prize in 2018, and after turning 90 the following year, published a two-volume, 1,700-page work, This Too a History of Philosophy.”
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“He received the 2007 Holberg International Memorial Prize worth about €520,000 ($594,000), in 2021 he accepted and then rejected a €225,000 award from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).”
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“Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf in 1929.”
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“His postdoctoral thesis from 1961, Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit, remains a groundbreaking work that explores the evolution and importance of the public opinion and the 'public sphere' in democratic societies.”
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“In 1964, Habermas took over the chair of philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt from Max Horkheimer.”
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“In 1999, he supported the controversial NATO efforts to end the war in Kosovo by bombing Serbia.”
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“An asteroid discovered in 1999 on the edge of the solar system is named after the great thinker.”
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