What is Hans Albert?
{{Infobox philosopher | region = [[Western philosophy]] | era = [[Contemporary philosophy]] | name = Hans Albert | image = Hans Albert 2005.jpg | caption = Albert in 2005 | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|2|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Cologne]], [[Rhine Province]], [[Free State of Prussia|Prussia]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|24|1921|2|8|df=y}} | death_place = | school_tradition = {{plainlist| * [[Analytic philosophy]] * [[Critical rationalism]] }} | alma_mater = | main_interests = [[Philosophy of social science]], [[Philosophy of science]], [[epistemology]], [[Rationality]], [[Uncertainty]], [[Justificationism]] | influences = [[Karl Popper]], [[Karl-Otto Apel]], [[Max Weber]] | influenced = | notable_ideas = Application of [[critical rationalism]] to social and political theory<ref>{{cite IEP |url-id=cr-ratio |title=Karl Popper and Critical Rationalism}}</ref> [[Münchhausen trilemma]] }}'''Hans Albert''' (8 February 1921 &ndash; 24 October 2023) was a [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]]. He was born in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]. His fields of research are [[Social Sciences]] and [[General Studies of Methods]]. He was a [[critical rationalist]], giving special attention to rational [[heuristics]] (problem solving). He was elected a member of the [[Academia Europaea]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Albert_Hans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104806/https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Albert_Hans |title=Hans Albert|publisher=Academia Europaea |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> Albert died on 24 October 2023 in [[Heidelberg]], [[Germany]] at the age of 102.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philosoph Hans Albert mit 102 Jahren gestorben |url=https://orf.at/stories/3337550/ |access-date=24 October 2023 |publisher=ORF |date=24 October 2023}}</ref> ==Decorations and awards== * [[Iron Cross]], 2nd class * 1976: Ernst Hellmut Vits Prize * 1994: [[Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st