Send us a text English Description (German below) Guest: Willi Goetschel One of the key figures of the Enlightenment was Königsberg-born philosopher Immanuel Kant. The influential thinker once spoke of his age as the true “age of criticism, to which everything must submit.” His critiques are examinations of both the possibilities and limits of human thought. He argued that reason must critically examine not only religion, legislation, ethics, and the like, but also itself. His aim was to ex...
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Send us a text English Description (German below) Guest: Willi Goetschel One of the key figures of the Enlightenment was Königsberg-born philosopher Immanuel Kant. The influential thinker once spoke of his age as the true “age of criticism, to which everything must submit.” His critiques are examinations of both the possibilities and limits of human thought. He argued that reason must critically examine not only religion, legislation, ethics, and the like, but also itself. His aim was to ex...
Affirming life despite all adversity - Viktor Frankl's search for the meaning of life (English podcast)
METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich
37 minutes
1 year ago
Affirming life despite all adversity - Viktor Frankl's search for the meaning of life (English podcast)
Send us a textEnglish Description (German below)Guest: Tobias EschWhat is the meaning of life? In the podcast, we draw from Tolstoy's existential dilemmas with this question as a foundation for exploring diverse approaches to adopting a positive outlook on life. We juxtapose Tolstoy's inquiries with Viktor Frankl's quest for meaning under drastically different circumstances: enduring total deprivation in a concentration camp. This contrast aims to help us think along different pathways in the...
METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich
Send us a text English Description (German below) Guest: Willi Goetschel One of the key figures of the Enlightenment was Königsberg-born philosopher Immanuel Kant. The influential thinker once spoke of his age as the true “age of criticism, to which everything must submit.” His critiques are examinations of both the possibilities and limits of human thought. He argued that reason must critically examine not only religion, legislation, ethics, and the like, but also itself. His aim was to ex...
