Karl-Otto Apel
Karl-Otto Apel | |
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| Born | 15 March 1922 |
| Died | 15 May 2017 (aged 95) Niedernhausen, Germany |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Critical theory Pragmatism |
| Institutions | University of Mainz University of Saarbrücken University of Frankfurt am Main |
| Main interests | Philosophy of language, ethics |
| Notable ideas | Transcendental pragmatics |
Karl-Otto Apel (/ˈɑːpəl/; German: [ˈaːpl̩]; 15 March 1922 – 15 May 2017) was a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He specialized on the philosophy of language and was thus considered a communication theorist. He developed a distinctive philosophical approach which he coined transcendental pragmatics.