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-'''Jürgen Habermas''' ({{IPA2|ˈjʏʁgən ˈhaːbɐmaːs}}; born [[June 18]], [[1929]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]] and [[sociologist]] in the tradition of [[critical theory]] and American [[pragmatism]]. He is best known for his work on the concept of the [[public sphere]], which he has based in his theory of [[communicative action]]. His work has focused on the foundations of [[social theory]] and [[epistemology]], the analysis of [[capitalism|advanced capitalistic societies]] and [[democracy]], the [[rule of law]] in a critical [[Sociocultural evolution|social-evolutionary context]], and contemporary [[politics]] -- particularly German politics. Habermas's theoretical system is devoted to revealing the possibility of reason, [[political emancipation|emancipation]] and rational-critical communication latent in modern institutions and in the human capacity to deliberate and pursue rational interests.+'''Jürgen Habermas''' (born [[June 18]], [[1929]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]] and [[sociologist]] in the tradition of [[critical theory]] and American [[pragmatism]]. He is best known for his work on the concept of the [[public sphere]], which he has based in his theory of [[communicative action]]. His work has focused on the foundations of [[social theory]] and [[epistemology]], the analysis of [[capitalism|advanced capitalistic societies]] and [[democracy]], the [[rule of law]] in a critical [[Sociocultural evolution|social-evolutionary context]], and contemporary [[politics]] -- particularly German politics. Habermas's theoretical system is devoted to revealing the possibility of reason, [[political emancipation|emancipation]] and rational-critical communication latent in modern institutions and in the human capacity to deliberate and pursue rational interests.
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Jürgen Habermas (born June 18, 1929) is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism. He is best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, which he has based in his theory of communicative action. His work has focused on the foundations of social theory and epistemology, the analysis of advanced capitalistic societies and democracy, the rule of law in a critical social-evolutionary context, and contemporary politics -- particularly German politics. Habermas's theoretical system is devoted to revealing the possibility of reason, emancipation and rational-critical communication latent in modern institutions and in the human capacity to deliberate and pursue rational interests.




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