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Eivind Tjønneland

Historian of ideas and author. Regular critic in MODERN TIMES. (Former professor of literature at the University of Bergen.)
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The passion for the real

A tax-financed state and mass comfort based on fossil energy is the 20. the foremost hallmark of the century, according to Germany's great essayist Peter Sloterdijk. 
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"But then there's the bottom line again when all the other, non-aesthetic considerations come together: district politics, diversity, children and young people, who got ...

We all have an "instinctive" taste. Quality understanding. The concept of quality in contemporary art and culture makes us reflect on this.
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Impressions from Transilvania

Here we do not meet Dracula, but instead Norwegian romanticism and Saxon patriotism.
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Svante Nordin: The War of the Philosophers

Wittgenstein fought heroically at the front – Benjamin simulated war inability. World War I changed Europe forever – and strongly influenced European philosophy as well.
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In meeting with Maxim Leo

We reflect on the DDR novel Red Love, and talk a bit with the author about ostalgia and generational change along the way.
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Selfie – from selfishness to altruism?

Smile at your own mirror image and the world is waving back.
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Museum-like Fassbinder

EXHIBITION: "Generation obedient" might need a dose of Fassbinder – as an unpleasant corrective to a society where everyone gradually feels like victims.
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Hans Blumenberg – critic and myth creator

The mythical dimension of politics can quickly become an unpleasant topic – but myth formation is also an indispensable part of our practical lives, according to German Hans Blumenberg.
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