Karl-Otto Apel

Karl-Otto Apel
Born	(1922-03-15)15 March 1922 Düsseldorf, Germany
Died	15 May 2017(2017-05-15) (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.