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Ideas for Leo Tolstoy, Douglas Lackey and Jrgen Habermas

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

20962	Habermas seems to make philosophy more democratic [Habermas, by Bowie]
	Full Idea: Habermas is concerned to avoid the traumas of modern German history by making democracy an integral part of philosophy.
	From: report of Jürgen Habermas (The Theory of Communicative Action [1981]) by Andrew Bowie - Introduction to German Philosophy Conc 'Habermas'
	A reaction: Hence Habermas's emphasis on communication as central to language, which is central to philosophy. Modern philosophy departments are amazingly hierarchical.