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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to Gary Habermas, American philosophical theologian.

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Habermas +‎ -ian

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  • Or, in Habermasian terms, philosophy abandons its privileged status as a meta-language pronouncing on the conditions necessary for legitimate intellectual inquiry, and becomes the convener of a dialogue between other disciplines and discourses.

    Post-Secular Conviviality 2008

  • Her argument aims to defend Habermasian discourse ethics against the criticism that it short-changes the embedded, situated, and affiliated aspects of identity — the places, in short, where people actually live out their daily lives.

    Introduction 2008

  • It does seem unlikely that a Habermasian cosmopolitianism, no matter how supplemented and thickened, is going to be able to open itself to forms of ethos and character that come from religious traditions.

    Introduction 2008

  • When Savitri Era Learning Forum spread its wings in June 2005 with a modest motto echoing Habermasian agenda, the scene was dismal.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

  • Integrity is integral to Habermasian communication as well as Integral Yoga.

    Integrity will evolve through more discussions Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

  • Neither Habermasian consensus nor Mouffe-Laclau's hegemonic theory nor Lyotard's deferand sufficiently provide a way out of this?

    Prominent McCain Supporter: I'm "Absolutely" Concerned That Obama Is Anti-American 2009

  • The third stage is a "most demanding type of science-religion discourse" which "embraces the full intent of the Peircian-Habermasian procedural account of rationality", not merely withdrawing claims that are counter-indicated by the evidence, but actively seeking to maximize traction between religion and science, and seeking those conversations that can lead to this end p.56.

    Archive 2009-05-01 James F. McGrath 2009

  • Integrity is integral to Habermasian communication as well as Integral Yoga.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

  • The third stage is a "most demanding type of science-religion discourse" which "embraces the full intent of the Peircian-Habermasian procedural account of rationality", not merely withdrawing claims that are counter-indicated by the evidence, but actively seeking to maximize traction between religion and science, and seeking those conversations that can lead to this end p.56.

    Adventures in the Spirit: Part One James F. McGrath 2009

  • When Savitri Era Learning Forum spread its wings in June 2005 with a modest motto echoing Habermasian agenda, the scene was dismal.

    There is no other way of practicing Integral Yoga than pretending Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

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