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Heft 1/2025

- als Chance fĂĽr Wirtschaft und Unternehmen begreifen
Guest: Friedrich Wilhelm Graf
Der Einsatz von KĂĽnstlicher Intelligenz in den Medien
Paläopathologe spricht über Wilhelm von Jordan
Biocomputing bringt auch philosophische Herausforderungen mit sich
Empirische Evidenz und wirtschaftspolitische Implikationen
Economic and ethical challenges of changing framework conditions for international economic relations
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Issue 3/2024

Schülerinnen und Schüler exklusiv im Gespräch mit Kunstschaffenden
Political and economic impact on Europe and worldwide
Sommernacht der Künste zur Königin der Instrumente
Ein Gesprächsabend mit Harald Lesch und Wilhelm Vossenkuhl
Ursula Münch und Christoph Möllers im Gespräch über die Demokratie
Zum 100. Todestag des Schriftstellers
Gesprächsabend mit Abt Nikodemus Schnabel
On the interpretation of the Apocalypse of John
Bavaria, the Holy See and the Concordat of 1924
Roots, dissemination and prospects for action
On the concepts of "resistance", "distance", "adaptation" and "collaboration"
A socio-ethical categorisation of the opportunities and challenges
An introduction to the Apocalypse of St John
Bavaria, the Holy See and the Concordat of 1817
The consequences for the ecclesiastical situation
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Special issue 2024

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Issue 2/2024

The political system of a defence-oriented democracy
Thuringia election, scenario analysis and civil defence of the constitution
Future labour market developments in the midst of transformation
The role of the European Union in the multipolar world order
The church's approach to artificial intelligence and digitalisation
Imitation of human intelligence and statistical prediction coined the term "artificial intelligence"
Theological perspectives and ethical consequences

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