biography
pronunciation:
[habermas]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1929– )
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| biography:
| Philosopher and social theorist, born in Düsseldorf, W Germany. He studied at Göttingen and Bonn universities, taught at Heidelberg (1962) and Frankfurt (1964), and became director of the Max Planck Institute (1971). He continues the tradition of Marxist social philosophy associated with the Frankfurt School, and a central theme of his work is the possibility of a rational political commitment to socialism in societies in which science and technology are dominant. His books include Erkenntnis und Interesse (1968, Knowledge and Human Interests) and Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns (1982, Theory of Communicative Action). |
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