| Time: | January 13, 2023, 7:30 p.m. (CET) |
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| Meeting mode: | hybrid |
| Venue: | Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Breitscheidstraße 4 |
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War has returned to Europe, opponents of the open society are forming new alliances, democracy is being challenged. How is it possible not to lose sight of justice and human dignity in fragile social arrangements? Martha Nussbaum argues that democracy needs a special form of political emotion in order to remain sustainably stable. Her work inspires not only philosophers, but also political science, art theory, and the humanities. In what ways do the arts, such as opera, music, literature, still generate collective emotions?
Does Nussbaum's theory of political emotions help to understand the role of art in a democracy? Martha Nussbaum will present via Zoom live from Chicago her latest work on political emotions and music at the Literaturhaus - using Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" as an example. Nussbaum's keynote will kick off the symposium of the same name on January 13 and 14 at the Institut français Stuttgart. Nussbaum is one of the most influential contemporary philosophers and a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago; she has taught at numerous universities in North America and Europe and has been awarded more than 60 honorary doctorates and numerous prizes for her work.
An event cooperation of:
Institut français Stuttgart, International Center for Cultural and Technological Research at the University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart Opera and Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
Lecture and Questions:
Fabienne Brugère (Einführung)
Virginie Déjos (Einführung)
Felix Heidenreich (Einführung)
Eintritt (Euro):
Saalticket 12,- /10,- /6,- oder Livestreamticket 6,-
