„Man kennt seine Grenzen irgendwann extrem gut.“

Sport scheint wie auch Kunst ein kulturelles Grundbedürfnis des Menschen zu sein. Seit dem Altertum finden sich in Kulturkreisen rund um die Welt und in jeder historischen Epoche zahlreiche Formen des physischen Wettstreits. Die Geisteswissenschaften haben dem Sport dagegen lange kaum Bedeutung beigemessen, galt in der abendländischen Philosophie doch eine paradigmatische Trennung von Körper und Geist. [1] Haben Sport und Philosophie sich also nichts zu sagen? FUNZEL-Autor Johannes K. Staudt hat eine Annäherung gewagt: Ein Gespräch mit dem in Freiburg lebenden Radprofi Simon Geschke über das Heroische, das Verhältnis von Mannschaft und Individuum und Doping im kommerzialisierten Profisport.

Interview: Joseph Carens on the Art of Theorizing, Open Borders, and Normative Practice.

Joseph Howard Carens is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His main research has been in the areas of immigration, multiculturalism, and market equality. He has also founded the course “Approaches to Political Theory” at the University of Toronto and remains drawn to methodological questions and challenges within the discipline of political theory.

Interview with Peter Adamson

Was the question of the "good life" a question which Islamic philosophers were concerned with? How can learning about the history of ideas help to lead a better life? An Interview.

Interview: Sarah Richmond on Existentialism

Sarah Richmond is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at University College London. One of her main research interests is the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre.

Philosophie. Warum eigentlich?

Was macht ein*e Berufsphilosoph*in? Warum Kinder kluge PhilosophInnen sein können, ob Philosophie eine Wissenschaft ist und warum Philosophie. Ein Interview mit Marco Wehr.

Philipp Kitcher on Moral Progress

Is there such a thing as moral progress? Where does it come from? How do we determine what it is? Read how we discuss these questions (and many more) with philosopher Philipp Kitcher.

On experimental philosophy and national liberalism

On which methods should philosophers rely? How can we fight inequality and injustice? And what is the role of the nation-state? An interview about political philosophy with Oxford professor David Miller.

Slavoj Žižek in Passing

In december 2018, we had the opportunity to briefly interview Slavoj Žižek. The result is an interesting summary of his stance on truth, ideology and cultural relativism.

Sally Haslanger on Decency, Critical Theory and Ideology

What is it to be a good philosopher? How can we make society better? And is there such a thing as moral progress? In the following interview preeminent philosopher Sally Haslanger addresses all of these (and many more!) questions.

Mara-Daria Cojocaru: Frauen in der Philosophie

"Gleichstellung ist ja keine Höflichkeitsgeste, sondern im Gesetz verankert."