Description
Our liberal democracy currently faces several challenges. Markus Gabriel, one of the best-known German philosophers and professor at the University of Bonn, nevertheless considers »moral progress in dark times« to be possible. He is campaigning for a »new enlightenment« and understands democracy to mean not just the interaction of complicated bureaucratic procedures, but the mutual struggle for solutions to which everyone can agree considering a universally valid set of values.
In his opening lecture, Markus Gabriel examines the basic principles and requirements of our democratic togetherness. He thinks about art and culture as a space where ambiguities are withstood and assessed and moral judgment is playfully rehearsed.