BIO
Anna is the Academic Director of THE NEW INSTITUTE. She completed her PhD in Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York in spring of 2021. Her dissertation tackled the vexed issue of how Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit stands as an introduction to his Science of Logic. In addition to her work on Hegel, her areas of philosophical expertise include German idealism, critical theory, and social and political philosophy. Her areas of interest include feminism, democratic theory, aesthetics, and contemporary dance.
PUBLICATIONS
PAPER
The spirit of ethical life as syllogism
Katsman, Anna (2023). “The spirit of ethical life as syllogism”, Philosophy & Social Criticism, 0(0).
ESSAY
Being Russian
Our fellow Anna Katsman wrote a memoire at the outbreak of the Ukraine war that reflects on what it means to be Russian.
PAPER
Finding Freedom in Family Life
In this paper, our fellow Anna Katsman reflects on the featuring of family life, love, and freedom in Hegel.
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newsletter
Planetary CommonsThe planetary conditions that have allowed human civilization to flourish for the past 10,000 years during the Holocene epoch are not just “there,” given, eternal.
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recording
Meredith Whittaker on AI, Tech Power and SurveillanceMeredith Whittaker in conversation with Anna Katsman, Thomas Gegenhuber, THE NEW INSTITUTE fellows and festival participants of the Helmut-Schmidt-Zukunftsfestival.
Anna Katsman | Events | Helmut Schmidt Future Prize | News |
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editorial
Towards Possible FuturesIn the aim of exploring progressive futures, two of our programs at THE NEW INSTITUTE this year investigate practices of commons and commoning as alternative ways of living that are less ecologically destructive and socially unjust.
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Discussion Paper
Towards a New Enlightenment – The Integrative Power of the HumanitiesWhat role can the humanities play in shaping our common future? What are the values that guide us in the 21st century? How can we unleash the potential the humanities offer in a time of multiple crises? This discussion paper sketches a program for how the humanities can contribute to addressing the most urgent challenges facing humanity today – in a multidisciplinary, transsectoral, and transformative way.
Markus Gabriel | Christoph Horn | Anna Katsman | Corine Pelluchon | Ingo Venzke | Wilhelm Krull | Anna Luisa Lippold |
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essay
Leaving RussiaAnna Katsman on Her Family.
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The NewThis book offers an exploration of the role of neoliberal economic policies in relation to cultural and political factors in promoting an illiberal backlash against democracy in various countries over the last 15 years.