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Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht - Our Broad Present
Gumbrecht speculates on what the present has become now that grand narratives of progress are no longer credible.
The more we have sought to bring nature’s processes under our control, the more we live within a lack of control.
Reflections on how ill-prepared our traditional moralities are for the world in which we live. The speed and spread of computational power is forcing a revaluation of values that we are not equipped to handle.
The Enlightenment pushed God and gods to the sidelines, but as our time continues to evolve, are we letting them back in?
Gumbrecht speculates on what the present has become now that grand narratives of progress are no longer credible.