'A giant of philosophy': UN chief Guterres mourns Germany's Habermas
Published on March 16, 2026.
UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed deep sorrow over the death of German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas, who passed away at the age of 96. Gututhen: "No philosopher influenced my thinking throughout my life in politics as much as Haberma. His contributions to political-legal thought, sociology, communication studies, argumentation theory, and language and rhetoric influenced our understanding of democratic societies.
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