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Habermas

British  
/ ˈhɑːbərmas /

noun

  1. Jürgen (ˈjyrɡən). born 1929, German social theorist: his chief works are Theory and Practice (1963) and Knowledge and Human Interests (1968)

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Habermas was born with a cleft palate that required repeated operations as a child, an experience he later said helped shape his thinking about language and communication.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

Habermas viewed this sort of open discussion as having the potential to shape and transform how political systems are run.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

Other philosophers, perhaps most notably Jürgen Habermas, have explored these problems, but Chalmers never really takes the time to stage their arguments or offer a response.

From Washington Post Feb. 11, 2022

Past winners, usually older scholars honored for lifetime achievement, have included the philosophers Jurgen Habermas and Paul Ricoeur and the historians John Hope Franklin and Drew Gilpin Faust.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2020

The philosopher Jürgen Habermas envisions rationality emerging through our successfully communicating with each other.

From The Guardian Jan. 9, 2020

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