is a German philosopher, political scientist and politician. He is Honorary Professor for Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and the author of Rückkehr in die Zukunft: Krisen und Alternativen (2012) and Radikale Philosophie. Aufklärung und Befreiung in der neuen Zeit (2009), both published by Westfälisches Dampfboot.
It may well be that the Euro-Summit agreement of 12 July 2015 is forced through in a process at least as brutal, and even more divisive, than the extremities of the eurocrisis seen over the last five years. But even this does not necessarily preclude the renewal of European politics.