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Peter Sloterdijk — Philosophers News

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Peter Sloterdijk

Cultural theorist — Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (emeritus)

Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG, emeritus) · Germany · d. 26 June 1947

The German philosopher known for the Spheres trilogy and for his critique of cynicism. His anthropology, which treats the human being as a creature that trains itself, has provoked wide debate.

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Life: b. 26 June 1947 — living
Country: Germany
Period: Contemporary
School: Continental philosophy, Philosophical anthropology
Affiliation: Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG, emeritus)
Areas: Philosophy of culture, Philosophical anthropology, Philosophy of religion, Theory of modernity
Major works: Critique of Cynical Reason (1983)
Spheres trilogy (1998-2004)
Rules for the Human Zoo (1999)
You Must Change Your Life (2009)
Key concepts: Spheres, Cynical reason, Anthropotechnics, Exercise and training

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The Continent Without Qualities: Bookmarks in the Book of Europe

Peter Sloterdijk

Peter Sloterdijk's essays on Europe. The title alludes to Robert Musil's novel The Man Without Qualities: a continent that cannot decide what to call itself.

Polity · 2026 · English · Translated by Robert Hughes (English translation)