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Evento 9: Peter Sloterdijk in conversation with Santiago Iñíguez de Onzoño

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Thu, Sep 10, 2026

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Europe is undergoing a period of profound redefinition. Amid rapid technological change, geopolitical tensions, and the transformation of liberal democracies, fundamental questions are resurfacing about identity, education, culture, and the very meaning of the European project. What values can sustain Europe today? How is the technological revolution shaping the way we think, learn, and live together? What remains of the European humanist ideal in an era marked by uncertainty and fragmentation? Peter Sloterdijk —undoubtedly one of the great living philosophers whose controversial views fuel essential debates— will engage in a dialogue with Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, president of IE University, on the major intellectual and cultural challenges of our time.

The discussion will begin with The Continent Without Qualities, Sloterdijk’s latest essay, a lucid reflection on Europe’s loss of political and spiritual horizon and on the tensions between technology, culture, and democracy in the 21st century. In the second part, three students from IE University’s European Union Club will join the conversation in an exercise in intergenerational dialogue that will highlight the voices of Young people and their role in building a shared future.

At the end of the event, the authors will be signing copies of their books

Event in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish

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Santiago Íñiguez

President

IE University

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño is the President of IE University and a recognized influencer in global higher education. He was portrayed by the Financial Times as “one of the most significant figures in promoting European business schools internationally”. He was the first European appointed as “Dean of the Year” by Poets & Quants (2017). Iñiguez is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently contributes in different journals and media on higher education and executive development. He is one of the 500 Global LinkedIn Influencers. Iñiguez is Professor of Strategic Management. He holds a Degree in Law, a Ph.D. in Moral Philosophy and Jurisprudence (Complutense University, Spain) and an MBA from IE Business School. He was a Recognized Student at the University of Oxford, UK.


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Peter Sloderick

German philosopher and cultural theorist

Peter Sloterdijk, born in 1947, is one of the most renowned philosophers and essayists in the German language. From 1992 to 2016 he was Professsor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, of which he was also rector from 2001 to 2015. He co-hosted the television programme Das Philosophische Quartett (‘The Philosophical Quartet’) on ZDF along with Rüdiger Safranski from 2002 to 2012. His most recent publications include: "What Happened in the Twentieth Century?" (2018), "After God" (2020), "Infinite Mobilization" (2020), "Prometheus’s Remorse. From the Gift of Fire to Global Arson" (2024), "Out of the World. Cultural Memory in the Present" (2024), "Der Kontinent ohne Eigenschaften. Lesezeichen im Buch Europa" ("The Continent Without Qualities. Bookmarks in the Book of Europe", 2024) and "Der Fürst und seine Nachfolger" ("The Prince and His Successors", 2026).


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