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Peter Sloterdijk
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Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher, writer, and university teacher born on June 26, 1947, in Karlsruhe. He holds a doctorate and has served as a rector. His academic career includes positions at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Sloterdijk is a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He has been influenced by Martin Heidegger and is the teacher of Marc Jongen.
He has received several awards, including the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, the Sigmund Freud Prize, the Ludwig-Börne-Preis, and the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art. Sloterdijk resides in Karlsruhe and Provence. His notable works include *Die schrecklichen Kinder der Neuzeit*, *Pogarda mas*, *If You Have Never Thought Gray*, *If You Have Never Thought Grey*, and *Prometheus's Remorse*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 58
Top works
- Die schrecklichen Kinder der Neuzeit
- Pogarda mas
- If You Have Never Thought Gray
- If You Have Never Thought Grey
- Prometheus's Remorse
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Karlsruhe, Germany
Known for
- Kunscht! — Self2014
- Marx Reloaded — Self2011
- Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container — Himself2002
- Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett — Self - Host2002
- Tele-Akademie — himself1987
- Club 2 — Self1976
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1947-06-26 ) 26 June 1947 (age 78) , Karlsruhe , Württemberg-Baden , Germany
- Alma mater
- LMU Munich , University of Hamburg
- Era
- 21st-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Phenomenology , philosophical anthropology , posthumanism
- Notable ideas
- Spherology ( Sphärologie ), Human Park ( Menschenpark ), Gifts instead of Taxes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Karlsruhe
- Occupation
- librettist
- Position held
- rector
- Employer
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Official website
- petersloterdijk.net
- Image
- Peter Sloterdijk, Karlsruhe 07-2009, IMGP3019.jpg
- Residence
- Karlsruhe
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- Commons category
- Peter Sloterdijk
- date of birth
- 1947-06-26
- influenced by
- Martin Heidegger
- student
- Marc Jongen
- name in native language
- Peter Sloterdijk
- described at URL
- v2.nl/people/peter-sloterdijk
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Sloterdijk (/ˈsloʊtərdaɪk/; German: [ˈsloːtɐˌdaɪk]; born 26 June 1947) is a German philosopher and cultural theorist. He was a professor of philosophy and media theory at and Rector from 2001 to 2015 of the Karlsruhe University of Art and Design. He co-hosted the German television show Das Philosophische Quartett from 2002 until 2012.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Sloterdijk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.