Frederik Stjernfelt

The book charts an extraordinary period in Danish history: the "Press Freedom Period" of 1770-73, in which King Christian 7's physician J.F. Struensee introduced a series of radical enlightenment reforms beginning with the total abolishment of censorship. The book investigates the sudden avalanche of pamphlets and debates, initiating the modern public sphere of Denmark-Norway. Publications show a surprising variety, from serious political, economic, and philosophical treatises over criticism, polemics, ridicule, entertainment, and to spin campaigns, obscenities, libel, threats. A successful coup against Struensee led to his subsequent public execution in Copenhagen, and the latter half of the period saw the gradual smothering of the new public sphere as well as an international pamphlet storm over what was happening in Denmark. Readers all over Europe proved curious to learn about the radical experiment with enlightened absolutism in Denmark; interest was heightened by the involvement of the Danish Queen, the English princess Caroline Matilda to whom Struensee had an intimate relation. The book is a detailed portrayal of a seminal event in the development of the public sphere in Europe.

Hvad der kan siges, skrives og males, men også hvem der har lov til at gøre det, er under hastig forandring.Er det i orden, at en kvindelig hvid maler lader sig inspirere af sort lidelseshistorie i sin kunst? At en mandlig forfatter, der selv stammer fra den hvide, heteronormative middelklasse, skriver indlevende om seksuelle eller etniske minoriteters undertrykkelse, når det ligger uden for hans egen erfaringshorisont? Og hvad gør vi med kunst- og litteraturhistoriens mange kompromitterede skikkelser? Kan vi stadig med god samvittighed udgive og læse forfattere som Louis-Ferdinand Céline, der var notorisk antisemit? Skal vi tillade udstillinger af Emil Noldes værker, efter at det er kommet frem, at han ikke skyede noget middel for at indynde sig hos nazisterne?Det er nogle af de spørgsmål, der granskes her. Bidragene er skrevet af forfattere og forskere fra en lang række forskellige humanistiske fag og institutioner. De behandler de vigtigste emner i de seneste års diskussioner om identitetspolitik, litteratur og kunsten udfordrede frihed.

Med en ordre, der udgik fra den enevældige Christian den 7.s pen under indflydelse af livlægen Struensee, blev ordet pludselig sat fri i det dansk-norske rige i september 1770. Fra den ene dag til den anden ophørte al forhåndscensur på tryksager. Den idealistiske tanke, typisk for oplysningstiden, var, at den frie debat skulle skabe rum for ”Sandheds upartiske undersøgning”. Det gjorde den også, men Trykkefriheden, som årene 1770-1773 kaldes, lokkede derudover en underskov af skribenter frem i lyset, som udnyttede, at alt nu kunne siges – og det blev det, somme tider så groft, vulgært og fantasifuldt, at det ville imponere en internettroll. Trykkefrihedsskrifterne har indtil for nylig været for kulørte til at beskæftige seriøse historikere og litterater, men her lægges de frem og fremmaner et levende billede af københavnerne i en kort, vild og eksperimenterende tid. Tre vilde år er et kort uddrag af storværket Grov Konfækt og introducerer de vigtigste emner og skribenter fra trykkefrihedstiden.

This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, "hate speech" and "fake news" will slowly disappear from the internet - it enables tech companies to censure our society. It is the social media companies who define what is blacklisted in their community standards. And given the dominance of social media in our information society, we run the risk of outsourcing the definition of our principles for discussion in the public domain to private companies. Instead of leaving it to social media companies only to take action, the authors argue democratic institutions should take an active role in moderating criminal content on the internet. To make this possible, tech companies should be analyzed whether they are approaching a monopoly. Antitrust legislation should be applied to bring those monopolies within democratic governmental oversight. Despite being in different stages in their lives, Anne Mette is in the startup phase of her research career, while Frederik is one of the most prolific philosophers in Denmark, the authors found each other in their concern about Free Speech on the internet. The book was originally published in Danish as Dit opslag er blevet fjernet - techgiganter & ytringsfrihed. Praise for 'Your Post has been Removed' "From my perspective both as a politician and as private book collector, this is the most important non-fiction book of the 21st Century. It should be disseminated to all European citizens. The learnings of this book and the use we make of them today are crucial for every man, woman and child on earth. Now and in the future." Jens Rohde, member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe "This timely book compellingly presents an impressive array of information and analysis about the urgent threats the tech giants pose to the robust freedom of speech and access to information that are essential for individual liberty and democratic self-government. It constructively explores potential strategies for restoring individual control over information flows to and about us. Policymakers worldwide should take heed " Nadine Strossen, Professor, New York Law School. Author, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, "hate speech" and "fake news" will slowly disappear from the internet - it enables tech companies to censure our society. It is the social media companies who define what is blacklisted in their community standards. And given the dominance of social media in our information society, we run the risk of outsourcing the definition of our principles for discussion in the public domain to private companies. Instead of leaving it to social media companies only to take action, the authors argue democratic institutions should take an active role in moderating criminal content on the internet. To make this possible, tech companies should be analyzed whether they are approaching a monopoly. Antitrust legislation should be applied to bring those monopolies within democratic governmental oversight. Despite being in different stages in their lives, Anne Mette is in the startup phase of her research career, while Frederik is one of the most prolific philosophers in Denmark, the authors found each other in their concern about Free Speech on the internet. The book was originally published in Danish as Dit opslag er blevet fjernet - techgiganter & ytringsfrihed. Praise for 'Your Post has been Removed' "From my perspective both as a politician and as private book collector, this is the most important non-fiction book of the 21st Century. It should be disseminated to all European citizens. The learnings of this book and the use we make of them today are crucial for every man, woman and child on earth. Now and in the future." Jens Rohde, member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe "This timely book compellingly presents an impressive array of information and analysis about the urgent threats the tech giants pose to the robust freedom of speech and access to information that are essential for individual liberty and democratic self-government. It constructively explores potential strategies for restoring individual control over information flows to and about us. Policymakers worldwide should take heed " Nadine Strossen, Professor, New York Law School. Author, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

"GROV KONFÆKT - Tre vilde år med trykkefrihed 1770-73" I selvsamme år, som Søren Gyldendal grundlagde sit forlag, afskaffede den egentlige magthaver i Danmark på det tidspunkt, den fra Tyskland indvandrede læge J.F. Struensee, censuren og indførte trykkefriheden. Det kom ikke til at gå stille af: Der begyndte at udkomme et væld af pamfletter, hvori alverdens aktuelle emner blev taget op, politik, lavsforhold, sædelighed, kongen, dronningen forholdene ved hoffet, alt kunne skrives, alt kunne gøres til gengæld for en pamflet. Det gav på meget, meget kort tid anledning til en helt ny og ukendt offentlighed. Her blev der ikke lagt fingre imellem: Der blev skrevet med store bogstaver, der blev hånet og injurieret, skældsord, krænkelser og fornærmelser stod på siderne og fløj gennem luften på en måde, som ikke giver internettet noget efter: Titlens ”grov Konfækt” er taget ud af denne sammenhæng: ”Grove Folk skal have grov Konfækt”, og det er der dækning for: Det fik de. Det er disse pamfletter, der er emnet for dette kæmpeværk, som dækker en spændende periode i danmarkshistorien.

Hvad er menneskets natur? Hvordan kan mennesket med den natur forholde sig til andre mennesker? Og hvordan skal vi derfra forestille os samfundet indrettet? Bag enhver politisk kamp ligger der en forestilling om dette. Disse forestillinger er ganske mange og ganske forskellige, og de trækker på lige så forskellige videnskaber og idealer for, hvad et menneske bør være. Fælles for disse ”menneskebilleder” er, at de alle udsiger at være universelle, altså gælder for alle mennesker. Men det betyder ikke, at de deles af alle mennesker. Tværtimod. Det betyder, at de indgår i en kamp om at videregive netop deres forståelse til flest muligt. Kampen om mennesket gennemgår otte forskellige menneskebilleder, som i dag kæmper denne kamp om forståelse: Homo economicus (det økonomiske menneske), Homo socius (det kulturbærende menneske), Homo nationalise (mennesket i det nationale fællesskab), Homo faber (det redskabsbrugende menneske), Homo sapiens (det biologiske menneske), Homo humanitatis (det universelle subjekt), Homo deus (det post-evolutionære menneske) og Homo emotionalis (det følende menneske). I bogens anden del kortlægges, hvordan de forskellige menneskebilleder bliver omsat og brugt i den offentlige debat til at kæmpe kampen om mennesket. Her er det en pointe, at alle menneskebillederne er gyldige, men i virkeligheden har hver deres grænser for, hvad de kan levere forståelse om. Bogen afsluttes med perspektiver for menneskebillederne i lyset af deres gyldighed og grænser. På Vidensfestivalen 2019 talte Esther Oluffa Pedersen med Finn Collin og David Budtz Pedersen om deres bog "Kampen om mennesket"

Denne bog sætter en ny videnskabsteoretisk dagsorden for humaniora. Humaniora lever en udsat tilværelse, og en lang række aktører fra Dansk Industri til Europa Kommissionen har en holdning til, hvad humaniora er, kan og skal. Men de mange holdninger til humaniora hviler ofte på et misvisende og misforstået grundlag. Mens naturvidenskaberne og til dels samfundsvidenskaberne ofte betragtes som discipliner, der forsøger at forklare almene sammenhænge og love, ses humaniora ofte som en samlebetegnelse for fag, der går efter at forstå enkelte kontekster eller åbne op for en kritisk granskning og i sidste ende demokratisk dannelse af borgerne. Denne bog viser, at humaniora i dag i langt højere grad må betragtes som humanvidenskab, og sætter fokus på nye tendenser i humaniora som digital, kognitiv og medicinsk humaniora samt humanistisk miljø- og sundhedsforskning; discipliner, som trækker tråde til alle dele af det videnskabelige felt, og som placerer humaniora som et videnskabeligt felt, der sigter efter at forstå og beskrive grundlæggende systemer og dynamikker. Bogen er redigeret af Simo Køppe, David Budtz Pedersen og Frederik Stjernfelt og udspringer af Humanomics-forskningsprogrammet, Københavns Universitet.

How could a pious, Christian mystic spread radical Enlightenment ideas and freedom of thought? Johann Konrad Dippel was a radical pietist, an alchemist, a philosopher, a medical doctor, a renegade, a firebrand. He was also one of the most-read authors of early eighteenth-century Europe. Born at the Burg Frankenstein in the South of Germany, he was a truly cosmopolitan figure, straying between France, Berlin, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and various German states. From 1714–1719, he was in Altona near Hamburg, then the second city of Denmark-Norway. Here, a labyrinthine case was brought against him, terminating with his banishment to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. This book is the first to investigate in detail the Case Against Dippel in Altona, pitting him in a struggle against the strongest noble couple of Denmark-Norway, the Reventlows, presiding in Altona. It was a case involving libel, bribes, corruption, but also branching into blasphemy and gold-making. The investigation of the Case Against Dippel is embedded in a narrative of what is known about his frantic life and defiant thought before and after his seven-years’ incarceration. The whole story throws a new light upon the challenging question of the origin of Modernity and the clandestine connections between radical pietism and radical Enlightenment.

Johann Konrad Dippel var en eventyrlig skikkelse: pietist, mystiker, alkymist, fritænker, oplyser, provokatør – og bestseller. Hans skrifter om både teologi, lægevidenskab og filosofi og hans provokerende pamfletter gjorde ham berømt over landegrænserne. I de første årtier af 1700-tallet levede han et omflakkende liv i Nordeuropa og måtte ofte flygte eller blev forvist for sine synspunkter. Flere gange blev han smidt i fængsel og hans skrifter brændt. I 1719 var han i Altona – dengang det danske riges næststørste by – for at gøre guld. Så blev der rejst en sag imod ham, der endte med livslang forvisning til Bornholm. I sagen stillede Dippel, der var en af Europas førende intellektuelle, op til kamp imod greveparret Reventlow, det mægtigste adelspar i Danmark-Norge. Alkymist i lænker udforsker sagens detaljer som midtpunkt i en skildring af Dippels hæsblæsende liv, der aldrig før har været grundigt beskrevet på dansk. Bogen udkommer 10. august 2023 på 350-årsdagen for Johann Konrad Dippels fødsel.

This book investigates a number of central problems in the philosophy of Charles Peirce grouped around the realism of his semiotics: the issue of how sign systems are developed and used in the investigation of reality. Thus, it deals with the precise character of Peirce's realism; with Peirce's special notion of propositions as signs which, at the same time, denote and describe the same object. It deals with diagrams as signs which depict more or less abstract states-of-affairs, facilitating reasoning about them; with assertions as public claims about the truth of propositions. It deals with iconicity in logic, the issue of self-control in reasoning, dependences between phenomena in their realist descriptions. A number of chapters deal with applied semiotics: with biosemiotic sign use among pre-human organisms: the multimedia combination of pictorial and linguistic information in human semiotic genres like cartoons, posters, poetry, monuments. All in all, the book makes a strong case for the actual relevance of Peirce's realist semiotics.

Pædagogikhåndbogen beskriver pædagogikkens vidensområde gennem seks tilgange: Pædagogikkens historie (hvad er baggrunden for det skolesyn vi har i dag?) Pædagogisk filosofi (hvad er skolens formål og etiske grundlag?) Pædagogisk sociologi (hvad er skolen sociale virkelighed?) Pædagogisk psykologi (hvad er udvikling, læring og motivation?) Pædagogisk antropologi (hvordan bliver skolens kulturelle mønstre synlige?) Didaktik (hvordan bliver pædagogik til planlægning, gennemførsel og evaluering af undervisning?) Pædagogikhåndbogen præsenterer et vidensgrundlag, som den studerende kan bruge til at reflektere over praksis med. Bogen er tænkt som den studerendes arbejdsredskab gennem hele studiet. Den henvender sig til læreruddannelsen og pædagogiske bachelor-, diplom- og kandidatuddannelser. Pædagogikhåndbogen er et originalt værk, der er sammensat af nyskrevne og reviderede kapitler fra udgivelsen Pædagogikhåndbogen, 1. udgave.

This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, “hate speech” and “fake news” will slowly disappear from the internet - it enables tech companies to censure our society. It is the social media companies who define what is blacklisted in their community standards. And given the dominance of social media in our information society, we run the risk of outsourcing the definition of our principles for discussion in the public domain to private companies. Instead of leaving it to social media companies only to take action, the authors argue democratic institutions should take an active role in moderating criminal content on the internet. To make this possible, tech companies should be analyzed whether they are approaching a monopoly. Antitrust legislation should be applied to bring those monopolies within democratic governmental oversight. Despite being in different stages in their lives, Anne Mette is in the startup phase of her research career, while Frederik is one of the most prolific philosophers in Denmark, the authors found each other in their concern about Free Speech on the internet. The book was originally published in Danish as Dit opslag er blevet fjernet - techgiganter & ytringsfrihed. Praise for 'Your Post has been Removed' "From my perspective both as a politician and as private book collector, this is the most important non-fiction book of the 21st Century. It should be disseminated to all European citizens. The learnings of this book and the usewe make of them today are crucial for every man, woman and child on earth. Now and in the future.” Jens Rohde, member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe “This timely book compellingly presents an impressive array of information and analysis about the urgent threats the tech giants pose to the robust freedom of speech and access to information that are essential for individual liberty and democratic self-government. It constructively explores potential strategies for restoring individual control over information flows to and about us. Policymakers worldwide should take heed!” Nadine Strossen, Professor, New York Law School. Author, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship

This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, “hate speech” and “fake news” will slowly disappear from the internet - it enables tech companies to censure our society. It is the social media companies who define what is blacklisted in their community standards. And given the dominance of social media in our information society, we run the risk of outsourcing the definition of our principles for discussion in the public domain to private companies. Instead of leaving it to social media companies only to take action, the authors argue democratic institutions should take an active role in moderating criminal content on the internet. To make this possible, tech companies should be analyzed whether they are approaching a monopoly. Antitrust legislation should be applied to bring those monopolies within democratic governmental oversight. Despite being in different stages in their lives, Anne Mette is in the startup phase of her research career, while Frederik is one of the most prolific philosophers in Denmark, the authors found each other in their concern about Free Speech on the internet. The book was originally published in Danish as Dit opslag er blevet fjernet - techgiganter & ytringsfrihed. Praise for 'Your Post has been Removed' "From my perspective both as a politician and as private book collector, this is the most important non-fiction book of the 21st Century. It should be disseminated to all European citizens. The learnings of this book and the usewe make of them today are crucial for every man, woman and child on earth. Now and in the future.” Jens Rohde, member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe “This timely book compellingly presents an impressive array of information and analysis about the urgent threats the tech giants pose to the robust freedom of speech and access to information that are essential for individual liberty and democratic self-government. It constructively explores potential strategies for restoring individual control over information flows to and about us. Policymakers worldwide should take heed!” Nadine Strossen, Professor, New York Law School. Author, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship

Menneskebilleder er overordnede teorier om menneskets natur, om hvordan mennesker interagerer med hinanden og med deres omgivelser, og om, hvordan de handler i samfundsfællesskabet. Menneskebillederne er strukturerende for fundamentale diskurser, der ligger bag megen politisk debat og samfundsudvikling. Denne bog præsenterer otte menneskebilleder, der kan anvendes som redskaber til at uddrage teksters syn på mennesket. Ofte vil teksterne trække på flere menneskebilleder, og denne bog rummer derfor et analyseredskab, der kan fange denne kompleksitet. Bogen rummer desuden en lang række cases, der demonstrerer, hvordan menneskebillederne konkret kan anvendes som analysereskab. Menneskebilleder henvender sig til studerende på humanistiske universitetsuddannelser og professionshøjskoler og tilbyder sig som en støtte til deres tekstanalyser gennem studiet.

"Dit opslag er blevet fjernet" Flere og flere møder sådanne beskeder på Google, Facebook, Twitter og andre steder. Techgiganterne er i færd med at omforme hele offentligheden. Engang troede vi, at de fremmede oplysning, myndiggørelse og ytringsfrihed. En oplysningens guldalder. Nu oplever vi, at de fjerner ytringer, fanger folk i ekkokamre, bekæmper rettigheder, forvrider offentligheden og kapitaliserer ytringsfriheden. Denne bog beskriver ytringsfrihedens nye vilkår på internettet, kritiserer techgiganternes voksende magt – og foreslår alternativer.

This artists' book contains complete documentation of 'The Temptation of the Diagram', a project conceived at the Getty Research Institute studio while Ritchie was Artist in Residence in 2012. Subsequently the project has been presented in the form of large-scale installations and curated exhibitions around the world. In the three accompanying essays, Matthew Ritchie examines the history of diagrams and proposes a new theory of diagrammatic relationships; Professor Rogers describes the project in depth and Professor Stjernfelt provides a glossary of diagrammatic terms.

2017 er Luther år, ikke bare i Tyskland, men også herhjemme vil man fejre 500-året for Reformationen. Der vil blive udgivet et væld af litteratur om Martin Luthers lære, der vil blive skrevet kronikker og debatindlæg om betydningen af de 95 teser, som Luther bankede op på porten til slotskirken i den tyske by Wittenberg. Teologer og intellektuelle vil boltre sig i fortolkninger af Luthers betydning for nutidens protestantiske samfund. Men hvad sagde han egentlig, den store reformator? Er der en positiv arv at forvalte? Forfatter og professor Frederik Stjernfelt er gået til kilden selv og sparker veloplagt løs på de opbyggelige myter i Syv myter om Luther. Stjernfelt genlæser bl.a. Luthers berømte Tischreden og ender med at afvise de syv mest positive myter om Luthers værk og virkning: 1. Luther indførte religions-, ytrings- og tankefrihed 2. Luther indførte skellet mellem stat og kirke 3. Luther bidrog til demokratiets fremvækst 4. Hekseprocesserne var katolske, ikke lutheranske 5. Luthers antisemitisme var harmløs 6. Luthers mørke sider var bare sådan som tiden var 7. Luthers mørke sider havde ingen effekter Stjernfelts egen konklusion lyder i stedet: "Har Luther da slet ikke gjort noget godt? Har han overhovedet ikke bidraget til det moderne, oplyste samfunds goder? Hmm. Hvis bidraget skal være noget, Luther faktisk intenderede skulle ske, så tror jeg næsten svaret må være nej. Jeg har mere end vanskeligt ved at få øje på bidrag fra ideer og handlinger i Luthers teologi og politik, som man kan gå tilbage og glædes over." Syv myter om Luther er en lærd og provokerende debatbog velanbragt i Luther-året 2017. TIL TIDEN handler om både de nære og de helt store forskydninger i samtiden. Korte, koncentrerede bøger, der løfter læserens blik fra den aktuelle debat og sætter emnerne ind i større sammenhænge. TIL TIDEN er skrevet af folk, der ved noget og tør mene noget.

Lige siden Muhammedkrisen i 2006 har ytringsfriheden været det store debatemne både i Danmark – og der er ingen grund til at tro, det vil ændre sig foreløbig. MEN – ytringsfrihedens historie i Danmark er et stykke enestående eksempelhistorie, hvor man for første gang samlet kan læse om den til alle tider hårde kamp for den frie debat. Fra den Luthersk ortodoksis undertrykkelse af papister, kryptocalvinister og pietister. Og til trykkefrihedskampene der fører frem til grundloven i 1849. Men også den nyere historie er beskrevet. Forsøgene på at gøre arbejder- og bondebevægelsen tavse, og de mange diskussioner om blasfemi- og racismeparagraffen, er samlet i dette storværk. Vi hører om den nationale sikkerhed kontra ytringsfrihed, og bliver grundigt indført i Muhammed-krisen, og de efterveer som vi i dag stadig er påvirkede af. Alt dette er beskrevet i et storværk, skrevet af to af største kapaciteter på området, som i bogens afsluttende del, kortlægger de aktuelle fronter i den standende konflikt om ytringsfriheden. Et uomgængeligt værk for den politiske interesserede læser, som uden tvivl vil vække debat i offentligheden.