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Jürgen Habermas, Architect of the Public Sphere, Dies at 96

His defense of rational discourse made him a defining voice in postwar democratic thought.

Jürgen Habermas, Architect of the Public Sphere, Dies at 96

SETI Study Finds Stellar Space Weather Can Smear Technosignatures Past Current Searches

Michael Pollan’s ‘A World Appears’ Probes Consciousness, Questions AI Claims

Reddit Poster Claims 7 Minutes Without a Pulse, Describes Ellipses Instead of a 'White Light'

AAAS Review Says Consciousness May Linger Minutes to Hours After Clinical Death

Anselm Kiefer’s ‘Le Alchimiste’ Opens Feb. 7 at Milan’s Sala delle Cariatidi

At Davos, Elon Musk Says Aging Is Solvable, Cautions Against Very Long Lifespans

Photographer Rieko Shiga Wins First Umehara Takeshi Humanity Philosophy Prize

Johan Simons Reimagines Antigone at Berliner Ensemble With Ascetic Three-Actor Staging

Rob McClure, Michael Genet, Matt Walker Lead 'Spare Parts' Off-Broadway World Premiere at Theatre Row

Fulda Bishop Gerber Returns at Christmas, Warns Against Dehumanizing Ideologies

Dean Braxton’s 2006 ‘105 Minutes Dead’ Account Reemerges in New Coverage

Tornatore Premieres Cucinelli Docu-Feature at Cinecittà as Teatro 22 Debuts

Putin Praises India’s Health Gains, Highlights AI’s Promise in New Delhi Interview

Joe Rogan Says Jesus Could Return as AI, Asking "What's More Virgin Than a Computer?"

Fifty Years On, Hannah Arendt’s Thought Takes Center Stage Again

Eternity Draws Warm Early Reviews in Germany for Inventive Afterlife Comedy

Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Earns Praise as New Interviews Showcase the Craft Behind Its Humane Vision

Pluribus Episode 4 Cameos Emerge as Craft of Hivemind Sequence Comes Into Focus