2026-03-14 14:34 UTC
The philosophical giant Jürgen Habermas has left us.
Habermas spent decades championing the "theory of communicative action" - the idea that democracy only functions when we actually listen to one another. Without his guiding voice, we face a chilling reality: a world where the loudest lies often drown out the most reasoned truths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Habermas
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@xankarn@mastodon.online 2026-03-14 14:40
@individual8 @AnnaAnthro RIP. We could do with more discussion of constitutional patriotism.
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@ignacyy@mastodon.social 2026-03-14 14:48
@individual8 Great philosopher indeed, and as many other great philosophers in history - a fellow European, too!