Current Fellows' research
- On the Conceptual Apparatus of ‘World Literature’: Eastern European AlternativesThis project critically examines some of the central assumptions and concepts informing the current discourse on world literature in the English-speaking world.
- Trickle-Down of Ideas: How Political Thinking Becomes PoliticsWhile trickle-down economics has been thoroughly discredited, the trickle-down of ideas deserves closer scrutiny.
- The Influencing Machine: AI Agents and HumansThe aim is to reinterpret Victor Tausk’s psychoanalytic concept of the influencing machine as a framework for understanding how contemporary AI systems shape human cognition, agency, and labor.
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- On the Spirit of Europe: A Philosophical and Economic Quest for Europe’s SoulTomáš Sedláček will be applying the final touches to his new book, The Spirit of Europe. What is the enduring “spirit” of Europe, and how can its rediscovery guide the continent through its current challenges and toward a more meaningful future?
- Karl Löwith: Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen [Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Eternal Recurrence of the Same] (GER > RUM)Karl Löwith’s exceptional work Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen (1935) aptly combines the hermeneutics of nihilism with existential phenomenology/ontology.
Jobs and Open Calls
News
- What Is the Meaning of Freedom, Timothy Snyder?So many of us seem to be scrambling to understand where the world is heading. Decade-old certainties seem to crumble before our eyes. Perhaps we are reaching the moment that Karl Marx predicted when all that is solid…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in NovemberWe are delighted to introduce the four visiting fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in November. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview…
- Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand: Europa im Diskurs am 9. NovemberAm 9. November 2025 sind Besucher:innen erneut eingeladen, sich bei Europa im Diskurs gemeinsam mit einem hochkarätig besetzten Podium Gedanken über die Lage des Kontinents zu machen. Über Krieg oder Frieden? Europas…
Upcoming events
- Europa im DiskursPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Galin TihanovSeminars and Colloquia
- Conferences and Workshops
- Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch präsentieren die „Ukrainische Bibliothek“Other
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Upcoming events
- Europa im DiskursPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Galin TihanovSeminars and Colloquia
- Conferences and Workshops
- Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch präsentieren die „Ukrainische Bibliothek“Other
News
- What Is the Meaning of Freedom, Timothy Snyder?So many of us seem to be scrambling to understand where the world is heading. Decade-old certainties seem to crumble before our eyes. Perhaps we are reaching the moment that Karl Marx predicted when all that is solid…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in NovemberWe are delighted to introduce the four visiting fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in November. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview…
- Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand: Europa im Diskurs am 9. NovemberAm 9. November 2025 sind Besucher:innen erneut eingeladen, sich bei Europa im Diskurs gemeinsam mit einem hochkarätig besetzten Podium Gedanken über die Lage des Kontinents zu machen. Über Krieg oder Frieden? Europas…
Current Fellows' research
- On the Conceptual Apparatus of ‘World Literature’: Eastern European AlternativesThis project critically examines some of the central assumptions and concepts informing the current discourse on world literature in the English-speaking world.
- Trickle-Down of Ideas: How Political Thinking Becomes PoliticsWhile trickle-down economics has been thoroughly discredited, the trickle-down of ideas deserves closer scrutiny.
- The Influencing Machine: AI Agents and HumansThe aim is to reinterpret Victor Tausk’s psychoanalytic concept of the influencing machine as a framework for understanding how contemporary AI systems shape human cognition, agency, and labor.
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- On the Spirit of Europe: A Philosophical and Economic Quest for Europe’s SoulTomáš Sedláček will be applying the final touches to his new book, The Spirit of Europe. What is the enduring “spirit” of Europe, and how can its rediscovery guide the continent through its current challenges and toward a more meaningful future?
- Karl Löwith: Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen [Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Eternal Recurrence of the Same] (GER > RUM)Karl Löwith’s exceptional work Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen (1935) aptly combines the hermeneutics of nihilism with existential phenomenology/ontology.
Recent Media
Jobs and Open Calls
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