(FILES) King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands (L) congratulates the Erasmus Prize winner, German philosopher Jurgen Habermas (R) 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)