A major loss for sure - much of modern political and social philosophy in both the left and the right is based on Habermas and his disciples work.
m_a_g•1h ago
I somehow doubt that
bitroughj•1h ago
Is that the same as doubting the value of much modern social and political philosophy?
hackandthink•1h ago
Habermas was a decent guy. He stood for a liberal and social democratic Germany.
I respect that he didn’t fully go along with the shift towards crusading liberalism and militarism in Germany.
He was always part of the establishment. His writing was rambling and boring, and I always thought he was naive. RIP
gnabgib•2h ago
welt.de (4 points, 2 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47376832
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Habermas