Tom Dommisse
(1958) is a philosopher and lecturer on the esthetics of music and cultural philosophy at the Royal Conservatory. Since his time as a university researcher, he has worked in the border areas of philosophy where it encounters literature, theatre and politics. He has published on themes of esthetics, metaphysics, political philosophy and the philosophy of law. According to Dommisse, all philosophy again faces the challenge of linking an academic level of thought with the need to carefully bring it into the public sphere. Theatre companies seek him out for wanted and unwanted dramaturgical advice. He is involved with the work of Thomas Mann and Pasolini and nurtures a passion for Shakespeare. Together with STET English Theatre, he organized a Shakespeare festival in 2016 and 2018.
Past events
Immortality by Choice
Philosopher Tom Dommisse shared his thoughts about immortality and illustrates them with excerpts from films like E.T., Blade Runner, Wall-E, The Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Citizen Kane.
Speech!
Cultural philosopher Tom Dommisse speaks about the speech as powerful and filmic instrument, showing excerpts from film and TV.
Might is Always Right - Lessons from House of Cards
While the USA welcome their new president, we investigate another one: Frank Underwood, star of House of Cards. How are politics presented there and what image of themselves do real-life Underwoods create?
Film: Shakespeare’s villains
Bad people acting from clear motives like jealousy, passion, rage, blind ambition, or bitterness: it's not that difficult to recognize todays bad guys in clips from screen adaptations of Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III a.o.
