The possibility of universal ethics rests on our shared huma... - Jürgen Habermas

This quote is attributed to Jürgen Habermas.

"The possibility of universal ethics rests on our shared human capacity for language and reasoning."

Jürgen Habermas Philosophy

Philosopher, Social Theorist German Born 1929 (age 97)

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