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21 Apr
23 Apr
2026
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Aesthetics, Criticism and Theory (ACT)
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Dag Nikolaus Hasse
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Image: Im Café Josty by Paul Hoeniger (1890)
Many traditional ideas about European culture are one-sided and distorted, both historically and geographically. They remain burdened with intellectual baggage from the colonial and Romantic eras, leading to cultural arrogance and a midwestern European tunnel vision. The first lecture analyses persistent clichés about Europe and their historical origin, while the second lecture proposes an inclusive vision of Europe that is respectful towards other continents. It also addresses the question of whether criticism of European arrogance is possible without falling into anti-Europeanism: “Culture can provide an intellectual home for all people”.
Session I: Colonial and Romantic Clichés about Europe
Session II: How to develop an inclusive and critical vision of Europe without falling into Anti-Europeanism
Online Public Lecture on ZOOM
P.S: The Zoom link to join the lecture will be shared 24 hours prior to the talk.
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April 21, 23, 2026
Timing: Lecture: 6:30 - 8:30 pm IST
Fees
Rs. 2,000 (For student discounts registrations kindly email info@jp-india.org)
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Dag Nikolaus Hasse
Dag Nikolaus Hasse, professor of the history of philosophy at the University of Würzburg, is a leading authority on the passage of ideas between the Muslim, Jewish and Christian worlds in West Asia, North Africa and Europe, and has worked on this topic for more than twenty years. Among his numerous publications, three monographs stand out: Avicenna's De Anima in the Latin West (London/Torino, 2000), on the impact of a Muslim philosopher on Latin European intellectual culture; Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance (Cambridge, MA, 2016), on the European Renaissance around 1500 and its formation by Arabic sources; and What is European? On Overcoming Colonial and Romantic Modes of Thought (Amsterdam University Press, 2025).