RENOWNED 20TH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHER JÜRGEN HABERMAS DIES AT 96.(PHOTO).
Renowned 20th-century philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96 Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher widely recognized for his contributions to modern political thought and democratic theory, died Saturday in Starnberg, Germany, at the age of 96. His passing was confirmed in a statement by his Berlin-based publisher, Suhrkamp Verlag, which noted that Habermas’s work, translated into more than 40 languages, had left a lasting impact on global intellectual discourse. Jonathan Landgrebe, head of the publishing house, described him as “a significant philosopher, ever-present advisor, and dear friend.” For more than six decades, Habermas helped shape postwar and post-reunification German political life. He is best known for conceptualizing the “public sphere,” a domain for discussion free from state influence, which he argued is essential for a functioning democracy. Rising to prominence with the Frankfurt School in the mid-20th century, Habermas offered rigorous critiques of capitalis...
According to sources,a teenager died of heatstroke after spending too long in the sun waiting for free wi-fi so she could use Facebook.The 14 year old girl was reportedly spent all day in the blistering heat before she died.Like many teens,using facebook was a big part of Andrea's life but the girl was from a poor Romanian Gypsy family,died after sitting for hours under the sun to use a free computer and internet access offered by the village hall.Andrea,from Domnesti in southern Romania,who had a pre-existing condition,collapsed on wednesday after she suddenly started feeling unwell,and later died.Others who were waiting with her said that she had been sick and then fainted.Medics who arrived quickly said that she had suffered a cardiac arrest.Doctors tried to resuscitate her but failed.Her uncle who was with her at the time said ''She used to go in front of the town hall to get free wireless.She used it for facebook like most kids do.She told me she felt a pain in her chest,so i gave her water,but she was sick.She recovered fora bit then she clenched her mouth and collapsed''Her father Paul Patuleanu said ''I was told it was because of the heat.She spent a lot of time under the sun that day waiting''.Doctor Elena Radulescu,who was one of the medics on the team said ''She had no pulse or blood pressure when we started resuscitation''.According to the Coroners,the girl had a pre-existing lung and heart condition that had left her weakened and the heatstroke had then been enough to kill her.Because the girl did not have any ID,relatives cannot bury her until her identity is clarified.There are estimated to be thousands of children in Romania born to poor,mostly Gypsy families who were never officially registered and therefore do not officially exist.
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