Der Fürst und seine Erben – Peter Sloterdijk über große Männer im Zeitalter der gewöhnlichen Leute

"I am the chosen one", Donald Trump said about himself in 2019. Since taking office again, he has been living out the Madman theory: Those who are seen as unpredictable make the best deals. On the other side of the globe, the "paramount leader" Xi is gathering Tsar Putin and Narendra Modi around him. A prince who wants to assert himself, Machiavelli stated, must learn not to be good. The new autocrats have learned this lesson. In his new book Der Fürst und seine Erben: On Great Men in the Age of Ordinary People as an analyst of this new type of prince who is as cool as he is clear-sighted. He examines the art of directing, the relationship between power, charisma and morality and delivers an impressive, witty, psychopolitical analysis of our confusing present. Moderator: René Scheu