Opportunities and Limits of the Tolerance of Ambiguity
Part of the Lecture Series Where Does the Truth Lie? On the Tolerance of Ambiguity (in German)
Prof. Hans-Georg Soeffner (University of Bonn) shows that the demand for tolerance of ambiguity played a fundamental role in social cohesion as early as the European Enlightenment. However, the contextual background to this demand is now utterly changed: We live in a heterogeneous society whose structures are characterized by religious, national, ethnic, political and economic pluralism. Soeffner highlights the opportunities and limitations presented by tolerance of ambiguity.
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W. M. Blumenthal Academy
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
Postal address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
In the lecture series Where Does the Truth Lie? On the Tolerance of Ambiguity, five scholars discuss the tolerance of ambiguity and its relevance today: How can we acknowledge and tolerate different positions?
Curated and moderated by Natan Sznaider
Hans-Georg Soeffner
Hans-Georg Soeffner is Senior Professor of Sociology at the University of Bonn. He is spokesperson for the Bonn Center for Reconciliation Studies and a fellow at the International Science Forum (FIW) at Bonn University. He is also a board member and permanent fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen.
Hans-Georg Soeffner; photo: Barbara Frommann, Uni Bonn
Lecture Series Where Does the Truth Lie? On Tolerance of Ambiguity
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- Current page: Opportunities and Limits of the Tolerance of Ambiguity: Lecture by Hans Georg Soeffner, 23 Oct 2024, 7 pm, in German
- Digital Content
- Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Jewish Perspective: Lecture by Natan Sznaider, video recording from 10 Apr 2024, in German
- Tolerance of Ambiguity and Antisemitism – with Ilka Quindeau, video recording from 13 May 2024, in German
- Tolerance of Ambiguity and Art: Lecture by Nora Sternfeld, audio recording from 13 Jun 2024, in German
- Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Muslim Perspective: Lecture by Bekim Agai, audio recording from 25 Sep 2024, in German
