Hike & Think: Creating a Learning Society
- Hike with lecture elements & discussion
- Max von Sponeck & Carsten Dolbert
- Social Activity
Plato coined the phrase “unexplored life”, which is not worth living. In his work “Continent without Qualities”, Peter Sloterdijk speaks of the possibility of interpreting Europe as a “self-reinforcing learning context“. Accumulating learning and the importance of transgenerational information flows have generally been emphasized in anthropology and the philosophy of biology over the last 20 years as an absolutely crucial characteristic of human beings. And finally, as the economist Joseph Stiglitz notes, the growth and development of countries are heavily dependent on learning processes, so governments need to ask themselves what parameters need to be created for a “learning society”.
The DAI Library’s Philosophy Walks combine important philosophical topics with an extended walk in nature.
Language and communication are a means of understanding the world, but also form the basis for understanding and cooperation. In times of populist governments, language is also in danger of becoming a powerful tool of division.
Dr. Max von Sponeck is a lecturer at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Heidelberg and at the Heidelberg University of Education. He specializes in the contemporary philosophy of mind.
Carsten Dolbert is a geoscientist by training. He works as a project coordinator, has trained as a systemic counselor and therapist and has been a volunteer in international disaster relief for many years.
Language: German
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Cost: 12 €
Registration: library@dai-heidelberg.de
