born in Karlsruhe in 1966, is a philosopher, political scientist and art theorist. He lives as a freelance author in Munich and teaches political theory and the history of ideas at the University of Siegen. He has taught at various universities and art colleges and has published numerous radio essays for BR 2 and SWR 2 as well as magazine and newspaper articles. Recent book publications include Kulturarbeit. Progressive Disillusionment and Professional Amateurs (2022) and Richtig falsch. There is a right life in the wrong one (2019).