The welfare of all people as a guiding principle for political and moral action—until recently, this ideal seemed widely accepted, but it is now once again controversial and was by no means universally prevalent throughout history.
Where does this humanistic ethos actually come from? Is it a legacy of the West? And to what extent did imperial expansion contribute to its emergence and spread?
Hans Joas explores these questions in his groundbreaking book and asks what is perhaps the most important question of all today: Can there even be moral universalism without imperialism?
On December 1, Hans Joas will discuss these questions, based on his book, with Elisabeth Bronfen and Jan Weyand, moderated by Frank Adloff.
Participants:
Elisabeth Bronfen • Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University
Hans Joas • Ernst Troeltsch Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Theology at Humboldt University in Berlin and member of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago
Jan Weyand • Acting Professor of Sociology at the University of Hamburg
Moderator:
Frank Adloff • Professor of Sociology and Director of the DFG Research Group “Futures of Sustainability” at the University of Hamburg
The event will take place in the »Großer Hörsaal« of the Museum Am Rothenbaum Künste und Kulturen der Welt (MARKK), Rothenbaumchaussee 64.
The discussion will be held in German. The event will be followed by a small reception.
In Cooperation with:
Förderung durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) sowie der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg im Rahmen der Exzellenzstrategie von Bund und Ländern der Universität Hamburg
