Richard David Precht
Richard David Precht is a philosopher, publicist, author and one of the most prominent intellectuals in the German-speaking world. Since his sensational success with "Who am I - and if so, how many?", all of his books on philosophical or socio-political topics have been major bestsellers and have been translated into more than 40 languages.
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About the speaker
Together with Markus Lanz, he discusses social, political and philosophical developments on a weekly basis in the No. 1 podcast "LANZ & PRECHT". Since 2012, he has hosted the philosophy program "Precht" on ZDF, for which he was awarded the German Television Prize in the "Special Achievement" category in 2013. He is an honorary professor of philosophy and aesthetics at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin. In his latest book "Angststillstand", Precht analyzes the reasons for the declining trust in freedom of expression and the consequences for a liberal democracy - and pleads for more resilience and serenity in our dealings with one another.