Der Fürst und seine Erben – Peter Sloterdijk über große Männer im Zeitalter der gewöhnlichen Leute

In the organizer's words:

"I am the chosen one", Donald Trump said about himself in 2019. Since taking office again, he has been living out the Madman theory: Those who are seen as unpredictable make the best deals. On the other side of the globe, the "paramount leader" Xi is gathering Tsar Putin and Narendra Modi around him. A prince who wants to assert himself, Machiavelli stated, must learn not to be good. The new autocrats have learned this lesson. In his new book Der Fürst und seine Erben: On Great Men in the Age of Ordinary People as an analyst of this new type of prince who is as cool as he is clear-sighted. He examines the art of directing, the relationship between power, charisma and morality and delivers an impressive, witty, psychopolitical analysis of our confusing present. Moderator: René Scheu