Are true love and true friendships actually the same phenomena?? Why is religion so often hostile towards sex, the body and women? Should we make a distinction between pederasty in the ancient world and pedophilia today? What distinguishes true love from desire? Is monogamy an illusion?  

Markus Tiedemann, Chair of Practical Philosophy and Didactics of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of TU Dresden, and journalist Katrin Tominski answer questions on emotions and intimacy in their German-language podcast “Love, sex and friendship – Questions and answers from philosophy”.   

Contact:
Prof. Markus Tiedemann 
Chair of Practical Philosophy and Didactics of Philosophy
Tel.: +49 351 463-32576
  

More information:
Links to the podcast: https://tud.link/4w4z  

Production team:  
Professor Markus Tiedemann, Chair of Practical Philosophy and Didactics of Philosophy
Katrin Tominski, Science journalist at MDR 
Sven Germeroth, Music and jingle production 
Birgit Nockenberg, Equipment and voice production 

Professor Markus Tiedemann 
Tiedemann studied philosophy, psychology, history, and education. After completing his studies, he worked for twelve years as a teacher and seminar leader at a comprehensive school and at the Hamburg Institute for Teacher Training and School Development. He taught at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, the Freie Universität Berlin, and then pursued an appointment at TUD Dresden University of Technology. His work and interests include the didactics of philosophy, normative integration and de-radicalization, and ethical orientation in modernity. He is Chairman of the Forum für Didaktik der Philosophie und Ethik (Forum for the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics) and co-publisher of the Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Philosophie und Ethik (Magazine for the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics). In 2023, Tiedemann was named “Professor of the Year” by the UNICUM Foundation. His most recent publication was “Post-Aufklärungs-Gesellschaft. Was wir verlieren und was uns bevorsteht” (Post-Enlightenment Society. What we are losing and what lies ahead). 

Katrin Tominski:  
Katrin Tominski is a freelance journalist and publishes mainly in the online and radio editorial offices of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), and occasionally also for Veto magazine and Zeit Online. She is the editor of the live radio talk show Dienstags direkt, analyzes new research findings as a science journalist for MDR WISSEN and regularly publishes on social and economic topics for MDR SACHSEN. Originally from Thuringia, Tominski is a trained publisher. She studied cultural studies, journalism and political science in Leipzig and Lyon and now lives and works in Dresden.