Truth and Judgement at the Limits of Liberalism

This lecture explores how neoliberalism has eroded the liberal institutions of judgment, transforming the ways in which truth is produced and politically mobilised. As institutional mediation weakens, truth increasingly appears in moralised and quasi-theological forms of exposure, testimony, and conscience rather than through established procedures of institutional adjudication.

The talk examines the implications of this shift for contemporary politics and the future of liberalism.

Speaker

Dorit Geva, University of Vienna

Moderation

Mona Leinung, KWI

Participation

This is a public event and participation is free of charge. There is no registration necessary.

Organizers

Organized by the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) as part of the annual theme 2026/27 „Red Lines“. Reihe: Wenn und Aber – Philosophische Fragen zur Zeit

Location

Gartensaal, Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI), Goethestr. 31, 45128 Essen

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