Die beste aller möglichen Welten? • Mithu Sanyal und Wolfram Eilenberger

In the organizer's words:

Do we really live in the best of all possible worlds? Tim Etchells poses this question with his installation Best of All at the Arne Jacobsen Foyer, based on Leibniz's famous theorem. We want to discuss this topic further and have invited two well-known authors and thinkers to do so: The writer Mithu Sanyal and the philosopher and author Wolfram Eilenberger.

In her novels ('Identitti', 'Antichristie'), in essays and in her blog, Mithu Sanyal deals with current socio-political discourses and brings postcolonial perspectives into play. For his forthcoming book, Wolfram Eilenberger ('Ghosts of the Present') looks at philosophers of the 17th century, when Leibniz also lived. Together they will discuss whether we really live in the best of all possible worlds and whether and how human action could improve or worsen the situation.

Moderated by Friederike Westerhaus
In cooperation with the Literaturhaus Hannover e.V.

More information → kunstfestspiele.de/talk-best

Venue Arne Jacobsen Foyer, Herrenhäuser Str. 4, 30419 Hanover
Duration 60 min
Language German

Accessibility
Access to the talk in the Arne Jacobsen Foyer is unfortunately not barrier-free due to the presence of steps. However, the Best of All installation can be viewed from the outside and is therefore barrier-free.