Jürgen Habermas

Religion can play a role in the public sphere if it undergoes translation into secular reason.

Globalization challenges the sovereignty of the nation-state.

Communicative rationality is the key to understanding modernity.

The welfare state is in crisis because of systemic imperatives colonizing the lifeworld.

Truth is what would be accepted under ideal conditions of discourse.

The European Union represents a post-national democracy in the making.

Critical theory must be reconstructed in light of communicative action.

Privacy is essential for the development of individual autonomy.

The mass media have transformed the public sphere into a sphere of consumption.

Deliberative democracy requires inclusive and non-coercive communication.

The constitutional state must balance law and morality through discourse.

Science and technology are not value-neutral; they are embedded in social practices.

Student protests are a symptom of the colonization of the university by the state and industry.

The good life is achieved through communicative praxis.

In a fully emancipated society, neither institutions nor legal relations would have the necessity to repress the individual.

Capitalism's crisis is a crisis of legitimacy.

The knowledge society demands critical reflection on technocratic consciousness.

Art is a medium for moral and political insights.

Philosophy must engage with the lifeworld to remain relevant.

The unfinished project of modernity needs to be redeemed through discourse.