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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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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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