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Interview 0 - Stefan Willer, Professor of German at Humboldt University - Torah

Interview 0 - Stefan Willer, Professor of German at Humboldt University - Torah

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Interview 0 - Stefan Willer, Professor of German at Humboldt University - Torah

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stefan Willer is one of German literature's most cutting-edge professors, combining an expertise in German Romanticism with mind-bending theories on translation, knowledge of the future [Zukunftswissen], and etymology. In this interview, which picks up where "Episode 0" left off, Professor Willer and I explore what the German Romantics might have said about the untimely death of Moses, the circularity of the Torah, and the Torah's first letter.
Released:
Oct 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

It is time that we see philosophy as something rebellious and therapeutic rather than boring and esoteric. Using humor, personal anecdotes, and much hubris, the Schrift provides fresh and unexpected answers to life's most tricky and fateful questions. The anchor of the Schrift is the weekly reading of the Torah. These passages are analyzed not as religious dogma but as brilliant pieces of literature and anthropology which bring ancient wisdom back into our lives. The greatest philosophers and writers of the German canon also weigh in on these questions during the Schrift. Finally the lectures incorporate Buddhist teachings and the practice of Yoga to bring together East and West, body and mind, eternity and the moment. And the Schrift will always give you a "life tip" to carry with you along the way. IG: stevehead0001 s.t.weinberg@gmail.com