In Defence of the Present: Short-termism or presentphobia?
While it seems tempting to look at the present as a source of problems and at the future as the place for solutions - with the past oscillating between golden age and never again' - this approach is problematic and eventually it won't take us very far.Nicole Dewandre believes that we should rethink temporality in politics and policymaking to avoid escaping into the future' at the expense of reality. She will draw on Hannah Arendt's approach to politics and her call to honour the present, somehow managing to make us reconnect with a love for the world, as difficult as it might seem to be nowadays. WEEKEND Pass or Day Pass available *This activity is part of Full Circle Ideas Festival 2024*__________________________________________________________ABOUT The Hostnicole Dewandre is visiting professor at the College of Europe, in Bruges and an invited researcher at the Centre de Théorie Politique of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Her background spans physics...
In Defence of the Present: Short-termism or presentphobia?
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Publiek: Vanaf 14 jaar
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Zaterdag : van 11:15 tot 12:3030 november