Tag: Humanities and Social Sciences
Concept of God in Omri Boehm and Thomas Mann: Why sacrifice the son? – Culture
God demands that Abraham bring his son Isaac to him as a burnt offering, and only when Abraham has already raised his hand with the knife to kill the boy…
Obituary Daniel Kahneman: The Thinker – Culture
Daniel Kahneman is dead, the man who showed people how to think and how to act. Who founded the research field of behavioral economics and received a Nobel Prize in…
Hamburg Institute for Social Research by Reemtsma: Explanations for the End – Culture
The old scholar seems exhausted, no, really drained, but at least he is not alone. At least he still has guests. However: “He knows why his students visit him, not…
Hamburg Institute for Social Research: The tired sovereign
“Any apparent continuation is just a closure by other means”: Jan Philip Reemtsma wants to declare the end of his Hamburg Institute for Social Research at a kind of press…
Wrong Kant on the cover, categorical confusion – media
The Kant year is still young, but it already provides an opportunity to think about the images of the great philosopher that are currently circulating. Two magazines have made Immanuel…
Academic World: Cultures of Madness
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On the occasion of the 80th birthday of the historian Volker Ullrich – culture
The historian, especially the German one, can count himself lucky if he is noticed outside of his university, if possible even read. Volker Ullrich even made it into the 2016…
Educational climbers doubt their talent – but not their diligence. – Knowledge
As a leisure-oriented student, you recognize early on that talent and diligence can be strategically played off against each other. Then the teacher grumbles that you shouldn’t just spend the…
The farewell lecture by the sociologist Heinz Bude in Kassel: Bye, Boomer – culture
In recent years, the term “boomer” has mostly been used in a condescending context, as a swear word for an aging generation and above all for its male half, who…
How to stay mentally fit in old age – Health
If you want to stay mentally fit in old age, it is best to look for stimulating activities. Which are they? It almost doesn’t matter. The main thing is that…