Daniel Kirstein

‘‘When you wake up in the morning, think about what an immense treasure it is to live, to breathe and to be able to enjoy”. (Marc Aurel)

The intellectuals at the edge.org asked themselves ”the optimist question” in 2007, and it is a revealing exercise to go through oneself. Doesn’t it feel like the developments of the last few years have been somewhat troublesome, to put it mildly? The climate, the economy, civil liberties and mass culture aren’t really on their best trajectories. So what is it then that makes us go on, apart from the profane task of self-preservation? …more…