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Talks & Keynotes
Details at a Glance
The talks and presentations of this educational initiative are intended to make the most important connections and ideas of the topic areas listed below, as well as corresponding arguments and perspectives, easy to follow. In doing so, both little-known connections and current examples are discussed on both an individual and a societal level.
Focus Areas by Target Group
- Dopamine economy - how digital addictive behavior is fostered by addictive design, and what you should know about yourself and possible solutions
- Social competencies - their importance for a successful life and for our democracy, and how they are weakened by digital addictive behavior
- Cognitive abilities, autonomy and judgment - and how they are weakened by ever more convenient digital substitute gratifications
- The new economy of loneliness - what services it consists of, why it is flourishing so much, and which people are susceptible to it
- Freedom in the psychological sense - the blind spot of our thinking about freedom, and why this in particular fosters excess, greed and addictive behavior
- Algorithms, manipulation techniques, and the role of self-knowledge in an increasingly manipulative world of consumption and life
- Democracy as an obstacle for libertarian advocates of the neoreactionary movement from Silicon Valley (USA), the mindset of the tech feudalists
- Central aspects of virtue ethics - from an ancient and a modern perspective
- Neoliberalism and the displacement of ethical thinking by economic thinking, illustrated through numerous everyday examples
Framework
- Format
- 45-minute talk with presentation and subsequent discussion
- Number of participants
- depends on the venue; max. 12 people in my seminar room
- Price
- on request, depending on duration and number of people
Let's Aim for More Together
Self-Knowledge / Empowerment
Recognizing one's own inclinations and weaknesses while remaining capable of action.
Political Liberalism and Democracy
Understanding and defending connections relevant to democracy.
Social Competencies
Strengthening relational ability and resilience in a digital world.