Jurgen Habermas has died at the age of 96, the German philosopher who shaped the intellectual debate.

He died at 96 the German philosopher and sociologist Jurgen Habermas. This was announced by his publishing house.

Habermas passed away today in Starnberg, in southern Germany, according to his publishing house, Suhrkamp. A university professor, he was considered the most influential and well-known German philosopher of his time, having shaped intellectual debate for decades, Bild recalls. His books - from “Knowledge and Human Interests” to “The Theory of Communicative Action” - made him famous worldwide.