Albrecht Wellmer Quotes
Albrecht Wellmer was a German philosopher and one of the leading representatives of the third generation of the Frankfurt School. A pupil of Adorno and a long-time colleague of Habermas, he held chairs at Frankfurt and at the Free University of Berlin. The quotes below are attributed to Albrecht Wellmer, organized by topic.
Albrecht Wellmer on Freedom
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Attributed to Albrecht Wellmer:
“Critique survives where the conditions of free discourse are preserved.”
Albrecht Wellmer on Mind
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Attributed to Albrecht Wellmer:
“Communication is the medium of practical reason.”
Albrecht Wellmer on Time
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Attributed to Albrecht Wellmer:
“Modernity is an unfinished project, not a closed era.”
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Attributed to Albrecht Wellmer:
“The endgames of philosophy are also its renewals.”
Albrecht Wellmer on Truth
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Attributed to Albrecht Wellmer:
“Aesthetic reason is one of the legitimate forms of reason.”