Institute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Moscow, pogorels@mail.ru
The events of spring 2022 made serious adjustments to the philosophical foundations of the “culture of restraint” that defined the role of the FRG in the global political process. The German philosopher Jürgen Habermas repeatedly addressed the future of Europe, which he saw as global. His historical optimism envisaged not only the successful integration of the peoples of the continent into a united Europe, but also the integration of the world according to the European model. In the modern context, however, his concept is receding into history. His European prognoses are being relegated to the rank of unfulfilled utopias. How can the principles of German foreign policy be reconciled with the new circumstances in which it has to operate? This article places Habermas' European thinking in the context of the current development of the EU.
FRG philosophy; Frankfurt School; pacifism; German identity; German foreign policy; EU; Ukraine; Jürgen Habermas
Download textFor citing: Pogorelskaya S.V. (2022). Farewell to Europe. Jurgen Habermas and the Ukranian crisis. Human being: Image and essence. Humanitarian aspects. Moscow: INION RAN. Vol. 4(52), pp. 168-181. DOI: 10.31249/chel/2022.04.11