Jürgen Habermas
June 18, 1929 - March 14, 2026
General Information
Bio
Jürgen Habermas (1929-2026) Philosopher, social theorist. Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and died in Starnberg, Germany.
Full Name
Friedrich Ernst Jürgen Habermas
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1929
Birth
Friedrich Ernst Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, on June 18, 1929.
1971
Literary Work
Knowledge and Human Interests
Beacon Press
0807015407 / 978-0435823894
Nonfiction, translated by Jeremy J. Shapiro.
Beacon Press
0807015407 / 978-0435823894
Nonfiction, translated by Jeremy J. Shapiro.
1976
Literary Work
Legitimation Crisis
Heinemann
0435823868 / 978-0435823863
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
Heinemann
0435823868 / 978-0435823863
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
1985
Literary Work
The Theory of Communicative Action Volume 1: Reason and the Rationalization of Society
Beacon Press
0807015075 / 978-0807015070
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
Beacon Press
0807015075 / 978-0807015070
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
1987
Literary Work
The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 2: Lifeworld and System: A Critique of Functionalist Reason
Beacon Press
0807014001 / 978-0807014004
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
Beacon Press
0807014001 / 978-0807014004
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas McCarthy.
1987
Literary Work
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity: Twelve Lectures
MIT Press
0262081636 / 978-0262081634
Nonfiction, translated by Frederick G. Lawrence.
MIT Press
0262081636 / 978-0262081634
Nonfiction, translated by Frederick G. Lawrence.
1989
Literary Work
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry Into a Category of Bourgeois Society
MIT Press
0262081806 / 978-0262081801
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas Burger.
MIT Press
0262081806 / 978-0262081801
Nonfiction, translated by Thomas Burger.
After 1994
Other Life Event
New York County
After his retirement in 1994, Mr. Habermas lectured at New York University and at other universities.
After his retirement in 1994, Mr. Habermas lectured at New York University and at other universities.
1996
Literary Work
Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy
MIT Press
0262082438 / 978-0262082433
Nonfiction, translated by William Rehg.
MIT Press
0262082438 / 978-0262082433
Nonfiction, translated by William Rehg.
2009
Literary Work
Europe: The Faltering Project
Polity
0745646409 / 978-0745646404
Nonfiction, translated by Ciaran Cronin.
Polity
0745646409 / 978-0745646404
Nonfiction, translated by Ciaran Cronin.
2023
Literary Work
A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics
Polity
1509558934 / 978-1509558933
Nonfiction, translated by Ciaran Cronin.
Polity
1509558934 / 978-1509558933
Nonfiction, translated by Ciaran Cronin.
2026
Literary Work
Things Needed to Get Better: Conversations with Stefan Müller-Doohm and Roman Yos
Polity
1509567275 / 978-1509567270
Nonfiction, translated by Wieland Hoban.
Polity
1509567275 / 978-1509567270
Nonfiction, translated by Wieland Hoban.
2026
Death
Jürgen Habermas died in Starnberg, Germany, on March 14, 2026.
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