Where are we when we think the social? An interview with Peter Sloterdijk

Abstract

Peter Sloterdijk is one of the most stimulating and provocative thinkers of contemporary philosophy. The following interview, which he kindly granted us via email, has its origin in a series of questions arising from the reflections of the study group "The Spherology of Peter Sloterdijk" organized by the Nucleus of Social Theory during 2016. Sloterdijk offers us a different way of approaching sociological thought capable of rethinking old questions and illuminating new ones based on a set of evocative metaphors.