In the first part of this paper a short history of Western humanisms (Socrates, Pico della Mirandola, Descartes, Kant) is presented. As far as these humanisms rest on a fixation of the ‘humanum’ they are metaphysical, although they might radically differ from each other. The second part deals with the present debate on trans- and posthumanism in the context of some breath-taking developments in science and technology.
Angeletics, a theory of messengers and messages, intends to give an answer to the leading question of this paper, namely: ‘what does it mean to go beyond humanisms?’ The conclusion exposes briefly an ethics of hospitality and care from an angeletic perspective.

The article comments on the German implementation of the European ,Bologna’ process of university reform.

In this text, spatiality will be discussed from a philosophical point of view, in examining the positions of Descartes and Husserl. On the one hand, the philosophy of Descartes marks the beginning of the modern era. Next to Francis Bacon, he is the one to pave the way for the upcoming sciences, especially physics, by an analytical geometry that roots in his philosophy. On the other hand, Husserl shall be examined,a quite different approach to spatiality than the one employed by Descartes. Because Husserl’s phenomenology centers upon the analysis of experience,intending that the objects themselves shall “tell” us what they are. Both approaches became influential for attempts to comprehend spatiality, since other conceptions to follow are referring to them.

Which approaches to learning and formation of knowledge (‘Bildungsräume’) and understanding exist in today’s technologically oriented ‘knowledge society’ and which approaches will be required to sustain this society? Guided by the analysis of three key terms on this topic ‘knowledge’, ‘learning’ and ‘orientation’, I am investigating the pedagogical and philosophical aspects and extracting the type of knowledge and Bildung that will be needed. Furthermore, I outline additional pedagogical research themes. This investigation includes recent qualitative and empirical research, as well as neglected approaches of Plato’s philosophy.

In the wider context of spatial concepts, we are concentrating on the philosophy of technology and the philosophy of politics. In adopting these focus areas, we want to consider the following topics: premises, forms, shapes, and consequences of the changes taking place today, and taking place very quickly.  We are interested in their starting points [...]