(FILES) The winner of the Erasmus Prize, German philosopher Jurgen Habermas delivers a speech after having been awarded at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on November 6, 2013. German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died. The world-renowned intellectual passed away on March 14, 2026 at the age of 96 in Starnberg, a spokeswoman for the Suhrkamp publishing house told AFP news agency. She cited information from Habermas's family. (Photo by JERRY LAMPEN / ANP / AFP via Getty Images)