Thank You!
Dear audience, on June 18, the 12th phil.COLOGNE came to an end after eight successful days with an event with political philosopher Lea Ypi on the relevance and topicality of Immanuel Kant. We welcomed around 21,000 visitors to around 60 events, including 4,000 schoolchildren in the KlasseDenken program.
The popularity proves it: There is a great need for guidance in thinking and acting.
Discussions about the courage to think, the geopolitical situation, the social divide, the search for happiness and the growing importance of AI demonstrated the relevance of in-depth reflection. It was not uncommon for a window to be opened to a brighter future.
We would like to thank the audience for their friendly curiosity, our guests for thinking, speaking and developing ideas on our stages and our partners and sponsors for making this festival possible.
The broadcasts of this year's Philosophy Special Day under the motto: “Kant asks, we answer” Hours of the Philosophy Special Day “Kant asks - we answer” were published here as a podcast. (german)
One thing is certain: The search continues: The next phil.COLOGNE will take place from June 23 to 29, 2025.
With best regards
Your phil.COLOGNE team
KlasseDenken / ClassThoughts
The aim of KlasseDenken is to get people talking to each other and create a space in which current discourse and philosophical topics can be discussed. Philosophy provides inspiration for our individual and social coexistence and for shaping our future. The topics are as fundamental as they are complex and are always discussed in an age-appropriate way. The KlasseDenken program is funded by the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb.
Inclusion
phil.COLOGNE has been actively promoting the participation of people with disabilities for several years. There are many different barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating in cultural life in a normal way. In order to change this, phil.COLOGNE offers a number of accessible events every year.
Program 2024 (PDF)
