At first, the general topic for this Wisdom Talk might appear rather somber: we will discuss mortality and death. Yet, with humorous German poet Heinrich Heine taking center stage, we can, hopefully, find a more lighthearted approach.
Gast: Willi Goetschel
Guide: Eliane Schmid
Do you turn to Franz Kafka’s literature when you are looking for advice in life? Would you associate Franz Kafka with wisdom or wisdom literature in general?
Guest: Andreas Kilcher
Guide: Anna Morawietz
His quatrains, the so-called Rubāʿīyāt, are known in Europe and the USA as well as in the Persian-speaking world. There is talk of wine, of the transience of life, of surrendering to fate, but also of using one’s own intellect in a world that ultimately remains inexplicable to us.
Guest: Ulrich Rudolph
Guide: Anna Morawietz