A Conversation on Wendy Brown’s Nihilistic Times
– Moderated by Álvaro Morcillo Laiz
17 Oct – 6pm (CET)
“How to plot “values” within this disorienting present?» Weber bets on «the distinctly human capacity to shape or direct common life in accordance with the capacity to create value», argues Wendy Brown in Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber, her widely discussed diagnosis of contemporary politics – and academia.
Join us for a conversation with the author on Thursday, 17 October, 6 – 8 pm CET. Olga Sabido (UAM-Azcapotzalco) will provide some initial remarks on the book and Álvaro Morcillo (CEU) will act as a moderator. Get the Zoom session details by emailing us at info@weberscholars.net!
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