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Anders Dunk

Philosopher. Regular literary critic in Ny Tid. Translator.
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Caught in our own snare

In this ecological martial art, two academics declare a settlement with their own generation on behalf of their grandchildren. The result is a bumpy but sincere book – which succeeds best when it calls for direct action and declares ecological state of emergency.
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Vita hyperactive!

When the belief in shared narratives fades, while the individual's life becomes more hectic, time itself loses direction and meaning, Byung-Chul Han believes.
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Europe's crisis is philosophical

Europe is suffering from an unclear crisis: the forces that would unite us are absent, while the contradictions that would propel something new are too vague. A philosophical clarification of the disease is needed to prepare a healthy political struggle. 
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The power of impotence

We need a new activism – not through revolutionary change, but through systematic efforts to develop a humane and free society.
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Afterwards is now

A lonely greenhouse is the world's last foray into Ben River's prophetic science-fiction scenario, staging the uncertain fate of the Earth: the planet is depopulated, and the greenhouse the only viable place.
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Without fellowship, no hope

By studying the modes of hope and the irresolutions of hopelessness, Ronald Aronson shows us what changing the world entails.
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Bigger, faster and more inventive 

More people with ever-increasing energy consumption assume that we are accelerating technology development at an ever wilder pace.
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To shape world citizens

Kant's pedagogy shows us what is at stake in children's education: the civilization of humanity
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To the youth nowadays 

The aging Alain Badiou has written an advanced confirmation speech about existential torment as an opening towards a better society. 
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