In April and May Professor Markus Gabriel (Universität Bonn) will be visiting the Department of Culture and Society. Professor Gabriel is an internationally renowned scholar and expert on German Idealism, and has published a number of books on idealist philosophers and topics. To mention but a few: Das Absolute und die Welt in Schellings Freiheitsschrift (Bonn University Press 2006); Mythology, Madness, and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism (with Slavoj Žižek, Continuum 2009) and Transcendental Ontology: Essays on German Idealism (Continuum 2011).

During his visit at the department Professor Gabriel will be giving a series of lectures for students and faculty.

In this guest lecture professor Markus Gabriel will discuss "The meaning of existence and the contingency of sense - on Badiou and Meillassoux".

The lecture takes place on Tuesday April 24, 19.00-22.00, Studenternes Hus, Meeting Room 1, Aarhus University

The lecture is free of charge and faculty and students are encouraged to show up and participate in the discussions.