Jürgen Habermas

Cosmopolitanism requires a world parliament for global justice.

War is the failure of politics.

Tolerance is not enough; we need mutual recognition.

Multiculturalism must be integrated into constitutional patriotism.

The internet can revitalize the public sphere if used deliberatively.

Aging in a modern society requires new forms of solidarity.

Philosophy is a form of therapy for the soul of society.

The hermeneutic circle is broken by argumentative discourse.

Metaphysics is dead, but reason lives on in communication.

Feminism challenges the public-private dichotomy.

The euro crisis reveals the need for fiscal union in Europe.

Wisdom comes from reflecting on the conditions of communication.

Justification is a discursive process, not a foundational one.

The meaning of life is found in intersubjective relations.

Humor in philosophy lightens the burden of seriousness.

Critics of enlightenment are themselves enlightened.

Peace requires deliberative institutions beyond the nation-state.

Education is the reproduction of the lifeworld.

The self is formed through communicative interactions.

In democracy, power is tamed by reason.