Über Sinn, Unsinn, Subjektivität und die Rettung der Demokratie

In the organizer's words:

Markus Gabriel in conversation with Gert Scobel

Markus Gabriel is internationally recognized as one of the leading contemporary philosophers. Several of his books will be published this year. "Sense, nonsense & subjectivity" (Harvard University Press) is considered his most ambitious work to date on the nature of knowledge.

Philosophers have been researching truth and reality for thousands of years. But what role does subjectivity and the possibility of being wrong play in the search for truth and meaning? It is part of our subjectivity that assertions can be false and that acquired knowledge also harbors the possibility of failure. But what does this mean for our understanding of reality and of ourselves?

"Doing Good" (Ullstein-Verlag), on the other hand, debunks the long-held doctrine that the economic system based on the pursuit of profit and growth is steadily advancing humanity. However, it has long been apparent that this form of neo-capitalism is the cause of social inequality, the climate crisis, mass migration and even wars. Gabriel argues for an ethical capitalism that combines financial profit with morally positive values in order to safeguard our planet, our prosperity and also our democratic forms of government.

Markus Gabriel studied in Bonn, Heidelberg, Lisbon and New York. Since 2009, he has held the Chair of Epistemology and Modern Philosophy at the University of Bonn, where he is Director of the International Center for Philosophy.

Gert Scobel studied philosophy and theology in Frankfurt am Main and at the University of California in Berkeley. He teaches philosophy and interdisciplinarity at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. He has received numerous awards for his program "scobel" on 3sat and his philosophical YouTube channel, including the Grimme Prize.

In cooperation with the Klaus Bittner bookstore.

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