Peter Sloterdijk b. 1947
Peter Sloterdijk (born 1947) is a German philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Continental Philosophy.
Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and cultural theorist, long associated with the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, whose three-volume Spheres trilogy offered a sweeping spatial anthropology of human existence as a being-in-spheres, from the prenatal microsphere of the womb to the planetary macrosphere of globalization. His earlier Critique of Cynical Reason brought psychoanalysis and the Frankfurt School into contact with the classical Cynicism of Diogenes, while his recent You Must Change Your Life developed an immunological theory of practice in which the human is the animal that lives by exercises and self-formation.
Key facts
- Nationality
- German
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Continental Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Peter Sloterdijk:
“The human being is the animal that has to make of itself something.”
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Attributed to Peter Sloterdijk:
“Globalization is the late history of the sphere.”
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Attributed to Peter Sloterdijk:
“We live not in the world but in spheres of our own making.”
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“Cynicism is enlightened false consciousness.”
Zynismus ist das aufgeklärte falsche Bewußtsein, an dem Aufklärung zugleich erfolgreich und vergeblich gearbeitet hat. Es hat seine Aufklärungselektion gelernt, aber nicht vollzogen und wohl nicht vollziehen können. Gutsituiert und miserabel zugleich fühlt sich dieses Bewußtsein von keiner Ideologiekritik mehr betroffen; seine Falschheit ist bereits reflexiv gefedert. -
Attributed to Peter Sloterdijk:
“You must change your life.”
Frequently asked about Peter Sloterdijk
- When was Peter Sloterdijk born?
- Peter Sloterdijk was born in 1947.
- Where was Peter Sloterdijk from?
- Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Peter Sloterdijk associated with?
- Peter Sloterdijk is associated with Continental Philosophy.
- What is Peter Sloterdijk known for?
- Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and cultural theorist, long associated with the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, whose three-volume Spheres trilogy offered a sweeping spatial anthropology of human existence as a being-in-spheres, from the prenatal microsphere of the womb to the planetary macrosphere of globalization.
- How many quotes are attributed to Peter Sloterdijk?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Peter Sloterdijk in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.