Jurgen Habermas Quotes


Each murder is one too many.


Citations

Habermas, Jürgen. "Fundamentalism and Terror." Philosophy in a Time of Terror: Dialogues with Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida, by Giovanna Borradori, U of Chicago P, 2003, p. 34.

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Jurgen Habermas
Jurgen Habermas
  • Born: June 18, 1929
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Philosopher

Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. His work addresses communicative rationality and the public sphere.