“The Descent into Hades.” Nietzsche and the Dionysian-Orphic Mysteries

Speaker: Prof. Babette Babich, Ph.D.
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Andreas Urs Sommer ( Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation)

Babette Babich is a professor of philosophy at Fordham University and is currently a visiting fellow at CAS. Her most recent books include *Günther Anders’ Philosophy of Technology: From Phenomenology to Critical Theory* (London 2022) and *Nietzsche’s Sculpture: Aesthetic Phenomenology Reflected in Life* (London/Berlin 2021). In addition to Hölderlin’s “The Death of Empedocles,” Babette Babich explores Nietzsche’s sketches for a drama about Empedocles and his reflections on hermeneutics.

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