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Habermas Biography

Jürgen Habermas was born in 1929 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He had a cleft palate that made social interactions difficult for him as a child. He served in Hitler Youth and fought on the western front toward the end of World War II. Habermas studied philosophy at universities in Germany and taught at universities in Heidelberg and Frankfurt in the 1960s and 1970s. He has had a prolific career as a writer and thinker in political and social philosophy.

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Habermas Biography

Jürgen Habermas was born in 1929 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He had a cleft palate that made social interactions difficult for him as a child. He served in Hitler Youth and fought on the western front toward the end of World War II. Habermas studied philosophy at universities in Germany and taught at universities in Heidelberg and Frankfurt in the 1960s and 1970s. He has had a prolific career as a writer and thinker in political and social philosophy.

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JRGEN HABERMAS

BIOGRAPHY

JRGEN HABERMAS

Born June 18,1929 in Dsseldorf, Germany


Had a clef palate that made him difficult
for him to speak clearly and form social
relationships, as he was often met with
rejection
He was 15 when Germany lost the war to
the Allies in 1945
Had served in Hitler Youth and had been
sent to defend the western front

Had a political awakening : All at once we saw


that we had been living in a politically criminal
system.
Studied philosophy at Universities in Gttingen
and Bonn
In the 1960's and 70's he taught at the University
of Heidelberg and Frankfurt am Main.
In 1980 he won the Adorno Prize, and two years
later he took a professorship at the University of
Frankfurt, remaining there until his retirement in
1994.

Habermas' garnered most respect and a


teacher and mentor for many theorists
working in political sociology, social theory,
and social philosophy. Since his retirement
from teaching he has continued to be an
active thinker and writer.

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