Festschrift für Thomas M. Schmidt: "Den Diskurs bestreiten" (Open access) - with contributions by Jürgen Habermas, Christoph Menke, Michael Reder, Peter Niesen, Rainer Forst, Axel Honneth, Martin Saar, Herta Nagl-Docekal et al.: www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/document/...

My review of the last volume of Habermas' "Also, A History of Philosophy" for the Institute for Christian Socialism @smashmammon.bsky.social christiansocialism.com/2025/08/28/i...

Oliver Eberl + ich organisieren 1 Tagung zum Werk der am 14.12.2024 verstorbenen Ingeborg Maus. Durch ihren unerschütterlichen Widerspruchsgeist avancierte sie zu einer der großen Leitfiguren aufklärerischen und kritischen Denkens der Bundesrepublik. @unimarburg.bsky.social @unikassel.bsky.social

"Dialectic of Enlightenment" at 80 – Special Issue of the Berlin Journal of Critical Theory, Ed. by Fabian Freyenhagen (open access): www.bjct.de/BJCT_text_ar...

A question about Hegel that I posed to Habermas that didn’t make it into the published version of my recent Nation interview with him: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

My latest interview for The Nation is with Jürgen Habermas and concerns the recent 3 volume translation of his history of Western philosophy titled, “Also a History of Philosophy”: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

From a workshop in May 2024 that has now resulted in a special issue on *Demokratiewissenschaft* in the journals.sagepub.com/home/ipt, OnlineFirst. Many thanks to @mpatberg.bsky.social , @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social and Oliver Eberl for organizing and editing, @proftonylang.bsky.social for hosting, ..

Die gelernte Historikerin und Lehrerin Ute Habermas-Wesselhoeft war eine umfassend belesene Privatgelehrte. Nun ist sie im Alter von 95 Jahren gestorben. Ein Nachruf

Ute Habermas-Wesselhoeft dies at 95: www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ute-h...

My latest piece on how Jürgen Habermas has rebuilt the Frankfurt School's link between theory and practice as a public intellectual is up early view in Constellations. If you are interested and have the opportunity to read the piece I would love to know what you think! #AcademicSky #PolTheory

JUST PUBLISHED 🔥 Unpacking #deliberation as a practice-to-be-implemented & as a wider theory of #legitimacy, Marit Hammond argues for #deliberativedemocracy as a political culture oriented toward resisting domination ✊ OPEN ACCESS: delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.

Martin Jay on Jürgen Habermas's "Also a History of Philosophy", vol. II: ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/also...

RIP | Karl Ameriks, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, has died. Professor Ameriks was well-known for his work on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, German Idealism, the history of modern philosophy, and Continental philosophy. dailynous.com/2025/04/29/k... #philosophy

Jürgen Habermas distances himself from the “Habermas Machine”: www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/googl...

Interview in der SZ zur Situation von Demokratie und Gesellschaft in den USA:

Michael Hesse - Münchner Tagung "Die Krise der westlichen Demokratien": Wenn die Polarnacht wartet (Frankfurter Rundschau), www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Jürgen Habermas - “Europe Must Go Ahead with its Integration and Self-Defense” (open access): www.resetdoc.org/story/haberm...

Suzanne A Bloks and Dorota Mokrosinska have put together a great special issue on the relationship between deliberation and voting for Res Publica. Check out papers by Cristina Lafont, Simone Chambers and Mark Warren, Alice El-Wakil, Stefan Rummens and Raf Geenens! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Jürgen Habermas – ”Für Europa” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Zu Donald Trump, dem geopolitischen Umbruch und der Übertölpelung unseres Kontinents. Zugleich eine Warnung vor der Rhetorik der Verfeindung und ein Plädoyer für die Freundschaft mit unseren Nachbarn: www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...

My review of the first two volumes of Habermas' history of philosophy for the Institute for Christian Socialism christiansocialism.com/2025/03/19/j...

New OUP book: Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy, by James S. Fishkin academic.oup.com/book/59698

'As the Stanford political scientist Adam Bonica has shown, rather than pursuing efficiency, Trump and Musk are simply taking a chainsaw to whatever institution is considered “liberal” and assists the worst-off. The result will be an executive all at once unchained, chaotic, and corrupt.'

What is social media's place in democracy? Tragically timely, given that the owner of a key social media platform is now part of the US government. Still, happy to see the article finally published (OA). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

NEXT Wednesday: Join the CCCCT for our first installment of the Marx 13/13 Keynote Lectures with philosopher Seyla Benhabib. Online from Zoom. February 19 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/seyla-benhab...

Uli Kreikebaum: Fritz W. Scharpf wird 90. Unbekannter Star der Wissenschaft (Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger): www.ksta.de/politik/poli...

Wolfgang Kersting (1946-2025)

Für die Wissenschaftsseiten von @derstandard.at habe ich den Sozialphilosophen Axel Honneth zum Begriff des moralischen Fortschritts interviewt. Er hielt im Dezember am @iwm.at m.at die Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture.

I haven’t lived through the collapse of a civilisation before I study history so I have read the guidebooks, but they don’t quite capture the experience of being there

Oliver Eberl on Ingeborg Maus (1937-2024): "Scharfsinn und Bescheidenheit", Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 2/2025: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...

50 Best Political Philosophy Blogs and Websites in 2025 (I am honored to be ranked number 2): bloggers.feedspot.com/political_ph...

Peter Dews on Dieter Henrich (1927-2022) - "Commemorating Dieter Henrich: Subjectivity and Metaphysics" (Hegel Bulletin; open access): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Our next book talk will explore the ethical and political case for limiting extreme wealth, examining its impact on equality, democracy, and sustainability. Panelists: @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social. Moderator: @laywilliams.bsky.social 🔗Register here: bit.ly/3PJkjkx

As long as self-declared defenders of democracy concede "democracy" to authoritarians, employing the language of "illiberal democracy," there ain't much hope.

Please read my latest interview for The Nation which is with the intellectual historian, Peter Gordon: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Had a delightful conversation with @roberttalisse.bsky.social on the New Books in Philosophy podcast. We talked about my *Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress (OUP 2024)*. Thank you, Robert! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Lecture by Axel Honneth - "The Standpoint of Moral Progress. A Defence in Kantian Spirit" (Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture 2024): www.youtube.com/live/DAiHjv5...

In this article, Professor Robert Talisse explores the critical role of individual reflection in democratic participation and civic engagement. An insightful discussion on the philosophical dimensions of democracy and civic responsibility. tinyurl.com/4rcyb2jj #PoliticsAndRightsReview

Obituary for Ingeborg Maus (1937-2024): Rainer Forst - "Volkssouveränität radikal gedacht": aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/hochschule/v...

Obituary for Ingeborg Maus (1937-2024): Peter Niesen - "Zum Tod von Ingeborg Maus – Rousseau und Kant als Kronzeugen" (Frankfurter Rundschau): www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

My spotlight of four books on Habermas and the Institute for Social Research published in 2024 is up on the EJPT's website. Will be of interest to anyone working on critical theory in the tradition of the Frankfurt School. Happy reading! #AcademicSky #PolTheory journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

If you're interested in literature by or about Jürgen Habermas, explore my "Habermas Forum", where you'll find comprehensive bibliographies of Habermas' works and scholarly discussions about him, along with links to videos, audio recordings, and access to online texts: www.habermasforum.dk

Obituary for Herbert Schnädelbach in "Frankfurter Allgemeine" (Christian Geyer): www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Obituary for Herbert Schnädelbach (1936-2024): "Man braucht viel Vernunft, um sie zu kritisieren" (Frankfurter Rundschau): www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Found a story with a correct headline www.cnbc.com/2024/10/25/j...

Derek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. David Edmonds's #Parfit presents the first #biography of the intriguing, obsessive, & eccentric genius. Now available in paperback. Enjoy a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #philsky

Out now in English: Jürgen Habermas, "Also a History of Philosophy", Volume 2 - From Early Christianity, Plotinus & Augustine to Hobbes, Spinoza & Locke: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Volume 27, Issue 6 (2024) now on line - a great special issue on the Political Philosophy of Hope; Guest editor: Jakob Huber www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...

Aus der Unseld-Chronik, die jetzt online gestellt wurde und in deren Masse von Intellektuellen-Gossip man wirklich versinken kann. Guilty pleasure für die Winterzeit. www.siegfried-unseld-chronik.de/chronik-1977/