Q7. Rebecca Wragg Sykes; The misunderstood Human Being

The last book in my "summer series" is by Rebecca Wragg Sykes and has the exciting title "Misjudged Man" and the explanatory subtitle "A New Look at Neanderthal Life, Love and Art".The book is so important, indeed groundbreaking, in the long series of books dealing...

Q6. Felwine Sarr; Afrotopia

The third book in my "summer series" is by Felwine Sarr, a Senegalese economist who was also invited to the "Sternstunde Philosophie" programme.The relatively small book "Afrotopia" sharpens our view of what will soon be the most important continent on earth. Felwine...

Q5. Rutger Bregman; Basically good

The earliest book in my "summer series" was written by Rutger Bregman, who was also later featured in the "Sternstunde Philosophie" programme.In the introduction to this 3Sat report (from 29 May 2022) we read:"There is war in Europe, climate change is progressing,...

Q4. Lea Ypi; Free; Growing up at the end of the history

In the summer months of 2022, I have greatly reduced my online activities. Instead, I read several new books. Some of them are so valuable that I would like to briefly report on them here to encourage you to read them too. The first fantastic book in my "series" is by...

Acknowledgement after 75th birthday

Dear son, to the many reasons why I should praise you (and would like to), you have now added a new one. You are the first person in the world to have read the most important book of my Universal Philosophy. It takes a lot of faith in the author's ability to venture...