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Philosophical analysis of current economic and social affairs, the historical foundations of our concepts and categories, insights from my book Wirtschaft als Erste Philosophie? (“Economics as First Philosophy?”) and my lecture course “Responsibility in Management” — this is the material for these short pieces, published roughly every two weeks to connect current events with ideas.
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Say, what is
But what, exactly, is ‘what is’?
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Who is actually arguing when German Railway is arguing with German Television?
On the philosophy of corporate personhood
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Would we still plant a tree?
Samuelson, discounting the future, and the clearing of the forests
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Why business won’t save democracy
On the adaptability of business to any form of government
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At the limits of the West
A philosophical reflection after Davos