Guest Speakers

Andreas Weber

Biology and Philosophy

Dr. Andreas Weber is a biologist, philosopher and nature writer. He focuses on a re-evaluation of our understanding of the living. He proposes to view – and treat – all organisms as subjects and hence the biosphere as a meaning-creating and poetic reality. Andreas is Visiting Professor at the UNISG, Pollenzo, Italy and teaches at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He has published more than fifteen books, in English language most recently Enlivenment. A Poetics for the Anthropocene, MIT Press, 2019 and Sharing Life. The Ecopolitics of Reciprocity, Boell Foundation, 2020, in German language Essbar sein. Versuch einer biologischen Mystik, thinkOYA 2023.