Bei der Suche nach einem Sinn der Brexit-Abstimmung geht es primär weder um Argumente für oder gegen einen Austritt Grossbritanniens aus der Europäischen Union noch um den Versuch zu erklären, warum die Briten für oder gegen den Ausstieg gestimmt haben. Der Sinn ergibt sich auch nicht aus […]
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Meaning of Brexit: Hitchens’s Story
Seeking a meaning of the Brexit vote is not primarily about arguments for or against Britain leaving the European Union; neither is it is about trying to explain why people voted for Leave (or Remain). It does not concern the consequences of the vote, rather it is […]
Read moreHow to Democratize Europe? – Plan B
At a public debate about Europe with Slavoj Žižek und Julien Assange the moderator asked Yanis Varoufakis what it would concretely mean to democratize Europe. In his answer Varoufakis focused on three measures: 1) transparency; 2) stabilization; 3) making a constitution for Europe. Interestingly, exactly these three […]
Read moreEugen Drewermann Interview
This blog is about Eugen Drewermann and his ideas and comes in three parts. A first part, in English, provides a sort of overview of a long and remarkable interview with Drewermann that was conducted in German and published by KenFM.de on March 20, 2016. The second […]
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