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Philipp Blom
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The BlomCast looks at turning points in history, which have always fascinated me. My name is Philipp Blom, I am a historian and broadcaster and author of many books about the Enlightenment, the story of modernity and climate history. The climate catastrophe places us at the greatest historical turning point hin human history. What, if anything, can we learn from moments in the past in which a model of life seemed to change, or had to change, in which whole societies were transformed? If you want to support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/blomcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2104173/support https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOowcMCQ_oJtdJeZu3oK6og/join https://www.patreon.com/user?u=75561076&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

  1. 3월 22일

    [67] Ralph Janik — das Völkerrecht, eine Illusion?

    Nachdem Ursula van der Leyen offen die Frage stellt, wie wichtig und wie realistisch es für Europa ist, das Völkerrecht zu verteidigen, und nachdem internationale Institutionen wie die UN und der International Criminal Court marginalisiert werden ist es Zeit, auch diesen Wendepunkt zu besprechen. Ralph Janik ist Völkerrechtler und mein Gast für dieses Gespräch über die Frage, ob das Völkerrecht tot ist, wie Macht eigentlich funktioniert und was das alles mit Gewalt und Zivilisiertheit zu tun hat. Ist es naiv, um Zeitalter von Trump und Putin über das Völkerrecht zu sprechen, oder ist es wichtiger denn je? Support the show

    1시간 23분

  2. 3월 16일

    [66] Innovation – Segen oder Fluch?

    Innovation wird oft als Lösung für gesellschaftliche Probleme gepriesen, vom Klimawandel bis hin zum Wirtschaftswachstum. Aber ist sie wirklich das Wundermittel, für das wir sie halten? In diesem Beitrag untersuche ich, wie verschiedene Gesellschaften im Laufe der Geschichte auf Innovation reagiert haben, welche Vorteile und Herausforderungen sie mit sich bringt und was wir heute aus diesen Beispielen lernen können. Was können uns die Erfindung der Druckerpresse, die Weigerung der Osmanen, den Druck arabischer Bücher zuzulassen, die Ludditen in Großbritannien und Chinas Jahrhundert der Demütigung über die technologischen Innovationen unserer eigenen Gesellschaften und den Umgang mit ihnen sagen? Support the show

    31분

  3. 3월 16일

    [66] Innovation – a blessing, and a curse?

    Innovation is often hailed as the solution to many of society's problems, from climate change to economic growth. But is it really the silver bullet we think it is? In this rant, I examine how different societies have responded to innovation throughout history, the benefits and challenges it brings, and what we can learn from these examples today. What can the invention of the printing press, the Ottoman reticence to allow Arabic book printing, the Luddites in Britain and China’s century of humiliation tell us about the technological innovations of our own societies and how to cope with them? Support the show

    36분

  4. 3월 1일

    [65] Anton Howes — Why did the industrial Revolution happen, and why in England?

    In this episode of the BlomCast I speak to economic historian Anton Howes. The question is as simple as the answer is complex: Why did the Industrial Revolution not happen in ancient Rome or China, but in Britain? And why not earlier? Together we delve into the complexities of the Industrial Revolution, exploring why it occurred in Britain and the various factors that contributed to this pivotal moment in history. We discuss the unlikely path of England towards industrialization, the impact of demographic changes, the enclosure movement, and the crucial role of knowledge and ideas in fostering innovation. The conversation also touches on technological developments in the 1600s, environmental consequences, and the significance of capital and investment in driving change. Ultimately, we reflect on the mentality of improvement that characterized this era and its relevance to understanding historical turning points. And what was the role played by the improving mentality Anton speaks about? Support the show

    1시간 6분

  5. 2월 24일

    [64] Jörg Baberowski II — Wie Demokratien sterben

    Am Volk vorbei heißt Jörg Baberowskis neues Buch, ein wunderbarer Anlass für das zweite Gespräch mit dem deutschen Historiker. Es ist ein Missverständnis, die Demokratie vor sich selbst bewahren zu wollen, argumentiert er. Politische und akademische Eliten, die meinen die Demokratie zu definieren und zu kontrollieren, laufen selbst Gefahr, die Demokratie abzuschaffen. Der Populismus ist in dieses Spiel zwischen Macht und Repräsentation immer schon eingeschlossen, er behauptet, das einfache Volk gegen die Eliten zu verteidigen. Aber auch sie werden durch die Macht korrumpiert, von der Elite vereinnahmt — oder sie zerstören die Demokratie tatsächlich. Nur Offenheit kann das verhindern, meint Baberowski in unserem faszinierenden Gespräch. Support the show

    51분

  6. 2월 15일

    [63] Kerry Brown — The Great Reversal, China and the West

    In this episode of the BlomCast, host Philipp Blom engages with Kerry Brown, a prominent expert on China, to explore the historical and cultural dynamics that have shaped China's relationship with the West. They discuss Brown's personal journey with China, the significance of language and culture, and the historical context of the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion. The conversation delves into the modern implications of China's economic transformation, the clash of values between East and West, and the pragmatic nature of Chinese society. Brown emphasizes the need for the West to reassess its understanding of China and to recognize the complexities of its culture and governance. Support the show

    52분

  7. 1월 25일

    [62] Daniel Marwecki — Die Welt nach dem Westen

    Der Politologe Daniel Marwecki lehrt in Hong Kong und schreibt über den Westen. Das gibt ihm eine wertvolle Außenperspekive: Wir denken mehr über die Chinesen nach als die über uns, sagt er. Wir sprechen darüber, wie der Westen zu diesem Punkt gekommen ist, vom seinem frühen Erfolgsmodell, Nationalstaat plus industrieller Kapitalismus, bis zu seinen gegenwärtigen Ringen um Orientierung und Möglichkeiten. Aber bleibt dem Westen wirklich nur “würdevolles Abstiegsmanagement” oder gibt es neue Dynamiken? Können westliche Staaten eine neue Idee einer positiven Zukunft entwickeln, oder gehen sie auf ein Jahrhundert der Demütigung zu , wie China im 19. Jahrhundert? Ich hoffe, dieses Gespräch macht Ihnen so viel Spaß, wie es mir gemacht hat, ich habe viel gelernt. Support the show

    1시간 7분

  8. 1월 12일

    [61] Bonus Episode — Spinoza and the Art of Organising Knowledge

    Recently, I was honoured to give the Spinoza Lecture in Den Haag, Netherlands, a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to a truly great thinker, as well as for a few reflections on knowledge and how it has been organised throughout history. In the course of my reflections, we meet Spinoza in his house in The Hague, the great scholar and dictionary writer Pierre Bayle, as well as Denis Diderot and his favourite friends and enemies. We follow revolutions in writing and thinking through Bayle’s Dictionnaire historique et critique and Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encycopédie, and their inversion during the nineteenth century, when dictionaries were no longer instruments of intellectual subversion, but empire building. Knowledge and its organisation are always contested. Who gets to chose? To describe? To value? Whose authority? And what about today, about Wikipedia and increasingly about AI engines, the questions we ask them and the ways we trust them? Where does autonomy go? Support the show

    33분
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The BlomCast looks at turning points in history, which have always fascinated me. My name is Philipp Blom, I am a historian and broadcaster and author of many books about the Enlightenment, the story of modernity and climate history. The climate catastrophe places us at the greatest historical turning point hin human history. What, if anything, can we learn from moments in the past in which a model of life seemed to change, or had to change, in which whole societies were transformed? If you want to support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/blomcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2104173/support https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOowcMCQ_oJtdJeZu3oK6og/join https://www.patreon.com/user?u=75561076&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

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    Philipp Blom
  • 방송 연도
    2022년 - 2026년
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