This is the Motto of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025
The rapidly advancing technological progress threatens to profoundly change our lives. Liberal thinking, as well as the value of scientific knowledge, is being questioned. Instead of compassion, a ruthless transactionalism is gaining ground: How does one live in a world seemingly on the brink, and are there ways out of the discomfort? These questions are addressed by the Vienna Humanities Festival under the motto "On Edge / Discomfort" from September 24 to 28.
With more than 20 events as part of this year's eighth edition, Vienna is set to become an "international center for critical debates at the pulse of our time" once again, as stated in an announcement. This year's keynotes will be delivered from September 24 by the philosopher and sociologist Didier Eribon, the philosopher Federica Gregoratto, and the historians Lyndal Roper and Natasha Wheateley at the Volkstheater, Radiokulturhaus, and Vienna Museum.
Vienna Humanities Festival from September 24 to 28, 2025
On September 27 and 28, discussions with "high-profile" guests from research, university, and literature will take place at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, with the audience explicitly invited to participate. A closing panel with psychiatrist and psychologist Victor Blüml and historian Hannah Zeavin on September 28 will shed light on the effects of the multifaceted, rapid, and profound societal transformations on the human psyche itself.
The festival will be held in English and German. All lectures at the Academy will be interpreted live, and headphones will be provided. Admission to the weekend events is free.
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