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 Professor Gabriel will be giving four lectures on Schelling as part of The German Idealism Lab and a lecture on Alain Badiou and Quentin Meillassoux in the Idealism Circle.

The first lecture called "Schelling’s ontology in the Freedom Essay", takes place Tuesday April 17, Building 1467, Room 130, 10.15-12.00.

All lectures are free of charge and faculty and students are encouraged to show up and participate in the discussions.