Over the course of his life Jürgen Habermas sought to honor the principle that in a modern democracy the only legitimate force should be the unforced force of the better argument.

Note: Those planning to attend this seminar may request an advance copy of the paper by contacting one of the seminar chairs: Christoph Mikulaschek…

Join Ayelet Shachar as she presents her book, The Shifting Border (Manchester University Press, 2020). She will examine how borders are increasingly…

In April 1989, my mother went to the gate at O’Hare to greet Yukiko Sugihara. Yukiko was 75 and my mother turned 80 a few months earlier. Although they had never met before, they recognized each other without hesitation. My mother took Yukiko’s hands and held them throughout the drive into the city. At her...

YouTube video by Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies

YouTube video by Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies

Oft war nach dem Tod von Jürgen Habermas am 14. März in den zahlreichen Nachrufen die Rede von der Zäsur, die sein Ableben für das intellektuelle Leben der Bundesrepublik bedeutet. Für unsere…