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Habermas
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- Habermasü1929MGermanSOCIAL SCIENCE: social theorist ü (ˈjyrɡən). born 1929, German social theorist: his chief works are Theory and Practice (1963) and Knowledge and Human Interests (1968)
Example Sentences
Dr. Latour was one of the leading philosophers of the postwar era and one of the few known outside the academic world, especially in Europe, where his name was frequently mentioned alongside those of ü Habermas and Slavoj Zizek.
In a much commented essay in May applauding Mr. Scholz’s caution, Jurgen Habermas, the prominent German philosopher, wrote: “The West, which, with the drastic sanctions it imposed early on, has already left no doubt about its de facto participation in this conflict, must therefore carefully weigh each additional degree of military support to determine whether it might cross the indeterminate boundary of formal entry into the war — indeterminate because it depends on Putin’s own definition.”
Burgin notes that ü Habermas has "expressed an enduring faith in the prospects for reasoned debate in an age of information abundance," but does not connect that such faith with recent work being done to vindicate it, such as Chris Bail's "Breaking the Social Media Prism" and Philipp Lorenz-Spreen's paper on promoting online "truth, autonomy and democratic discourse."
Other philosophers, perhaps most notably ü Habermas, have explored these problems, but Chalmers never really takes the time to stage their arguments or offer a response.
Khanna outlines concrete legislative proposals he suggests Congress should consider to boost competition, expand consumers’ privacy protections and address concerns about the dangers of social media, while weaving in scholarly references to the German philosopher ü Habermas and American philosopher John Rawls.
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