Can there be an inner perspective alongside scientific research into the nature of the mind? Is spirituality conceivable beyond religion? Meditation as a path to a new culture of consciousness? Questions upon questions - and questions that explore the relationship between religion, science and spirituality in a new way.
About the person
Thomas Metzinger, born in 1958, teaches philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He is considered one of the most distinguished philosophers of the mind and cognitive science. His popular science publications include “Der Ego-Tunnel. A new philosophy of the self” (2009), “Consciousness culture. Spirituality, Intellectual Honesty and the Planetary Crisis” (2023) and “The Elephant and the Blind. On the way to a culture of consciousness” (2023).
