“It is interesting to see what is important to others,” a junior fellow recently remarked at one of our informal gatherings, where discussion meandered through an array of though-provoking topics. This, at first glance innocent, sentence perfectly illustrates the essence of the fellows’ residence at the Institut fur die Wissenschaften vom Menschen. Active interest in and constructive dialogue with others who belong to different academic disciplines and national backgrounds, in varying stages of personal and intellectual development, form the basis of our understanding. Through such exchanges, others cease to be enigmas but become valuable individuals, unexpected teachers. Beyond the Institute walls, these characteristics translate into accepting differences, respecting others, and active listening. Collaborating with and learning from people belonging to different walks of life has become seminal for constructing civil society.
A Captured Moment in Time Introduction
JVF Conference Papers
