International Design Talks

Nothing new. Nihilism as character development

Eric Jarosinski
Berlin 2015
Friday, 22 May 2015 | 19:00 | Hall
English

Nothing new. Nihilism as character development

Eric Jarosinski
Berlin 2015 | Friday, 22 May 2015 | 19:00 | Hall | English
This presentation examines the art of turning something into nothing. Belief into doubt. Possession into loss. In short, it asks how character can emerge through creation of a distinctively authoritative voice that denies both is distinctiveness and is authority. More importantly, it asks why we need such voices now more than ever.
Eric Jarosinski

Eric Jarosinski

Philosopher, Specialist in German Studies(New York)
Eric Jarosinski is a former professor of modern german literature and culture. He recently left accademia to edit Neinuquarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” found on Twitter and in DIE ZEIT and NRC Handelsblad. Photo: Richard Gutjahr Read More

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