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Karl-Otto Apel Quotes on Truth

Karl-Otto Apel was a German philosopher and one of the principal architects, with Habermas, of discourse ethics. This page collects quotes attributed to Karl-Otto Apel on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Karl-Otto Apel:

    “Argumentation always presupposes a community of communication.”

  • Attributed to Karl-Otto Apel:

    “There can be no rational argumentation that does not presuppose ethics.”

  • Attributed to Karl-Otto Apel:

    “Communication is the a priori of philosophy.”

  • Attributed to Karl-Otto Apel:

    “The transformation of philosophy is its turn to language.”

  • Attributed to Karl-Otto Apel:

    “Truth is what could be agreed upon under ideal conditions of communication.”