Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
mitchbob
19 points
8 comments
March 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
gnabgib
spiegel.de (46 points, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47376848 welt.de (4 points, 2 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47376832 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Habermas
alephnerd
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.
hackandthink
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