Biography

Jurgen Habermas was born on 18 June 1229 in Rheinland-Westfalen Germany West, and become big in Gummersbach, a middle-weight town. Contrast among family atmosphere which is borjois-Protestan with society environment which is Roman makes sensitive Habermas to stress in society. From such atmosphere of Habermas produce fruit so much idea of sociologies.
Habermas starting from critical theory of Marx Horkheimer society and Theodor W. Adorno, he will "develop idea a triggered by society theory for the purpose of is practical". Although in the end he refuses some aspect from their theory especially about cultural pessimism of And Adorno Horkheimer. Critical Idea about society bring Habermas at one particular typical idea, namely he develop its idea in continuous discourses by is immeasurable of expert like Marx, Adorno, Hokheimer, and other social thinker.


From discourses about critical theory of society, Habermas come up with thinking of Democracy. One of Habermas masterpiece which paring many about deliberative democracy is Faktizitas Geltung und, which is translated in English: Between Facts Norms and: Contribution to Discourse Theory Law Democracy Book and of a have come to Habermas commitment evidence to democratic body politic. Und Geltung Faktizitas born from Habermas assumption that body politic cannot be obtained and also defended without radical democracy. In deliberative democracy, state shall no longer determine other political policies and law in room closed balmy ( isolation splendid), but civil society through organization and media which is vowel play very influence of significant in course of forming punish and that political policy. Public field become arena where invitation drawn up and instructed by discursive.