englischSomething new is happening in ethical thinking, for which empathy is increasingly becoming the starting point. However, it is not yet entirely clear how this basic empathetic attitude is changing ethics and what kind of empathy is involved. In this respect, the point of departure for a form [...]

englischAlmost 200 years have passed since the publication of E.T.A. Hoffmann's Der Sandmann and Alex Garland's science fiction film Ex Machina. And yet both ask amazingly similar questions about human integrity in the face of artificial intelligence. The humanoid machines act as objects of [...]

englischIn this educational philosophical work, the concept of McDowell's education is re-examined from the concept of reason and nature, taking into account the Stoa. Enriched with stoic ideas about the concept of nature, the book reveals new perspectives and yet does not shy away from the [...]

englischThe third volume of the "Opera omnia Melchioris Cani" covers Cano's first "Relectio de sacramentis in genere". Melchor Cano held this important lecture in the early summer of 1547 as a professor at the University of Salamanca, as a ceremonial lecture at the end of the academic year. The [...]

englischThe European Union is lacking a “founding myth”? Not at all, here it is – and, in fact, it is no myth, but a real story: The destiny of European integration took shape on 9 May 1950, with the declaration of the French Foreign Minister Schuman, who launched the European Coal and Steel [...]

englischThe 21st century has seen a growing importance of India in foreign language education. Not only has globalisation led to a reshaping of life in India itself, but, on a global scale, the enlarging Indian diaspora has resulted in a spreading and reflection of Indian (diasporic) experiences in [...]

englischPrivate collecting was a popular pastime at the beginning of the 20th century. Among them, private collectors with a passion for the unconventional made a strong contribution. They often collected without regard for established orders of knowledge and taste and thus distinguished themselves [...]

Ein neues Genre wagt Utopismus jenseits postmoderner Skepsis. Angesichts der Dekonstruktion sinnstiftender Narrative wird Narrativierung selbst zum Ideal.Besonders die zunehmende Digitalisierung des Alltags eröffnet Möglichkeiten, das eigene Leben als Geschichte aufzubereiten, sowie zum effizienten [...]