Philosophical Soiree

Introduction Turning point - this title of the Guardini Day 2023 to mark the 100th anniversary of Romano Guardini's inaugural lecture in Berlin is neutral in itself. Turning points can be for the better or for the worse or even towards something that is neither better nor worse, but only different from what currently exists. In the present context, however, politicians use the term...

Yes, just run after happiness / but don't run too hard! / Because everyone is running after happiness / Happiness is running behind", Bertolt Brecht summarises his Berlin experiences in the ballad about the inadequacy of human planning, which premiered in 1928 with the songs from the Threepenny Opera. The religious sceptic sounds almost like a spiritual classic when...