Digitalization isn’t just changing how we work – it is reaching deep into our private lives, affecting family, childhood and education. With AI in the classroom and debates on screen use at the dinner table, a big issue right now is how we want to live and learn in the age of tech. Peter Sloterdijk, who celebrates his 78th birthday in June, is a shrewd observer of the history and present-day of technology, exploring these topics with fine phenomenological and anthropological awareness and great analytical prowess. What is the price we pay for rampant technological development? How can humanity continue to exist as “homo technologicus”? Do we need total synthesis with tech? Must we change our lives? Or how we educate our children? A conversation with the great thinker about how we deal with technology. Host: Cai Werntgen

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Cai Werntgen

Dr. Cai Werntgen, born in 1967, studied philosophy, philosophy of… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Peter Sloterdijk

Peter Sloterdijk, born in 1947 to a German father and a Dutch mother,… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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