Nearly a century ago in Munich, Max Weber (1864–1920) gave is famous speech ‘Politics as a Vocation’. What would he say today if he were to give that speech again? ‘I am afraid that there is little reason for you to be hopeful.’

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Jun 1, 2018

‘The reality is that Nature doesn’t care what happens to humankind.’

In 2018, there will be yet another major UN climate conference in Katowice, Poland. But, despite all the previous conferences, treaties and agreements, emissions of the greenhouse gases CO2 and methane continue…

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Mar 19, 2018

Machiavelli: “Xi Jinping is the new world prince”

What would Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1529) think of Donald Trump, we asked ourselves. But the founder of political philosophy didn’t want to talk about Trump. “There’s only one leader in your times that interests me,’ he said. ‘Xi Jinping. If I…

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Mar 12, 2018

Simone de Beauvoir on #MeToo

What Simone de Beauvoir has to say about #MeToo. The great thinker back and alive on International Women’s Day 2018.