englisch„Turn of the times" is the key term for understanding the present. The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine has led to the destruction of the European peace order. The long-held hope has been shattered that interstate conflicts can be settled without the use of force through negotiation and [...]

englischIn this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary [...]

englischHow can the "foolish" and "mad" moral philosopher La Mettrie be explained? Manfred Starke's starting point is La Mettrie's torn nature: in philosophical terms between his pessimistic, sceptical and positive, constructive tendencies, in political terms between his liberal-anarchist and [...]

englischDo you sometimes think the world could be a better place? Do you think that hunger, war, poverty and misery should be eliminated? The signs pointing to the world getting better are currently not good. War is raging in Ukraine, the pandemic remains prevalent, the first consequences of global [...]

englischFor a long time, the natural sciences owed their success to the strategy of reducing phenomena to a few effective causes. Today, an additional approach is emerging: thinking in terms of complex systems.

It explains a kind of illusory world that is beginning to establish itself between [...]

englischThe increasing complexity of networked systems casts doubt on the self-determination in the digital sphere. Externally predetermined algorithms and practices of third-party data processing raise questions as to the protection of and the danger to autonomy and the freedom of expression. At [...]

englischThe digitization has had a significant impact on cultural, social and political discourse in recent years. This qualitative study explores how people think about digitization, what stories and experiences they associate with it, and what their attitudes are. Of particular interest is how the [...]

englischSeubert’s book analyses the digital revolution by transcending euphoria and fears of the apocalypse. He conceives digitalisation as an all-encompassing media change on a similar level to the invention of printing books and thus incisively and profoundly interprets the transformations in [...]

englischIn times of general uncertainty people seek orientation for a humane life. This text offers important impulses for self-orientation, founded on an ‚inclusive conception of man‘, which balances logos and spirituality. From this wholesome view on life an awareness may grow which gives access [...]