The Human Condition in the 21st Century
What does it mean to be human in the 21st century and how do we create a sustainable value system for our interconnected world?
ABOUT
In our era of multiple, nested crises, humanity is facing a series of existential challenges. These crises are not merely real threats and dangers to human well-being, flourishing and survival. They touch the core of human being and co-becoming on our planet and in our highly connected societies. In light of this, our activities in this research area tackle the problem of how to think of the human condition in the 21st century in order to transcend harmful forms of dualism, binaries, and contradictions.
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Webfare
–A workshop at THE NEW INSTITUTE, June 24-25, exploring "webfare" as a form of digital welfare.
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'Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds'We are excited to host the screening of 'Fireball' followed by a discussion with one of the film's directors, Clive Oppenheimer.
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The Winter Institute is coming to Hamburg
–In the context of the overarching theme 'The Human Condition in the 21st Century,' our Academic Director, Markus Gabriel, along with alumni Takahiro Nakajima, fellow Xudong Zhang, and intellectual Paul Pickering, is hosting this year's Winter Institute—a three-day conference at THE NEW INSTITUTE in Hamburg.
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“Our Carnal and Earthly Constitution”: Corine Pelluchon’s Philosophy of the BodyHow would our perception of ethics and politics change if we were to understand the body as the starting point of our experience?
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Colin Mayer – Care as PracticeCare is central to human emotions, feeling and thinking. It is the essence of what it is to be human – to care for the well-being of others; to provide care for them; and to act with care in regard to them.
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Corine Pelluchon – The Capacity to Feel FearWhy is courage a key virtue, especially in the context of the ecological, economic, social and political challenges of the 21st century?
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