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born 1952, studied German Philology and Philosophy in Hamburg, Prof., Dr. phil. In 1981 he established the Arno Schmidt Foundation which he has chaired since 1983. In 1984 he founded the Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung which he also chairs. Numerous awards and teaching activities, most recently professorship of the Johannes Gutenberg Foundation and Schiller professorship at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Numerous publications, most recently Vertrauen und Gewalt. Versuch über eine besondere Konstellation der Moderne [Trust and violence. An essay on the special constellation of modernity], Hamburg: Hamburger Edition, 2008.
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The hero, the I and the we
Heroes - and hero-worship - may not be as selfless as we like to think, argues Jan Philipp Reemtsma. "Heroes are people who live out their narcissism to an extent not normally permitted in everyday life. They receive admiration not despite, but because of their narcissism." [more]
Victims of violence: Can we demand restraint from the public sphere?
Does press freedom entail an unlimited right to information on the part of the public? Not when that information concerns victims of violent crime, argues Jan Philipp Reemtsma. An interest in crime is not the same thing as an interest in the victims of crime. [more]
Richard Rorty
An obituary
Richard Rorty can be placed alongside Hume, Montaigne, and Wittgenstein in a tradition of dissident philosophy, writes Jan Philipp Reemtsma. All wanted to put an end to the traditional philosophical discussion, but have become, in one way or another, part of the philosophical establishment. [more]
Must we respect religiosity?
On questions of faith and the pride of the secular society
Secular society's "supermarket of faiths" principle appears from a religious standpoint to be indifferent and mistaken. On the basis for the respect between believer and non-believer that can prevent this tension becoming intolerance. [more]
Neighbourly relations as a resource for violence
Neighbourhoods' potential for violence can be instrumentalized by politics, be it in surveillance regimes or ethnic-national movements. A popular comic strip delivers an insight into the tensions inherent in neighbourly relations. [more]
About the notion "Handlungsspielräume"
How would you decide? Jan Philipp Reemtsma looks at "options for action" in borderline situations. [more]
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