Full Idea
Habermas is concerned to avoid the traumas of modern German history by making democracy an integral part of philosophy.
Gist of Idea
Habermas seems to make philosophy more democratic
Source
report of Jürgen Habermas (The Theory of Communicative Action [1981]) by Andrew Bowie - Introduction to German Philosophy Conc 'Habermas'
Book Reference
Bowie,Andrew: 'Introduction to German Philosophy' [Polity 2003], p.263
A Reaction
Hence Habermas's emphasis on communication as central to language, which is central to philosophy. Modern philosophy departments are amazingly hierarchical.