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Jürgen Habermas  

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  • Jürgen Habermas (1929–) is by far the most influential German philosopher, social theorist, political thinker, and public intellectual of the past several decades. He has contributed decisively to philosophy and the other humanities, the social sciences, the foundations of democracy and law, and the cultural critique of industrial societies. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Habermas, Jürgen]

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