The following video is a rich introduction to the life, thought, and philosophy of the German philosopher, dramatist, and art critic Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781). Dr. Kerber takes the viewer on a robust journey through the main moments of Lessing's life from an advocate of the Enlightenment, to a religious reformer of tolerance, a revolutionary, an art critic, a creator, a Modern; and of course, ending with the dramatic scandal of Spinozism.
With these exciting topics, our conversation ends on a high note. Lessing is a modernist, an exemplar of interdisciplinary studies; and an important thinker who has made his mark and has influenced a great many thinkers from Kant, Hegel, Schelling, and Kierkegaard.
Dr. Hannes Kerber has written a full-length Monograph on Lessing entitled
Die Aufklärung der Aufklärung: Lessing und die Herausforderung des Christentums (German Edition) www.amazon.ca/...
Dr. Hannes Kerber is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Government Department at Harvard and an affiliate of the Centre for American Political Studies. In Germany, Dr. Hannes is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Munich and runs the academic lecture program of the para-academic institute called The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation.
You can find his publications here: lmu-munich.aca...
2 окт 2024
