The Question
A single, fundamental question to the world’s leading minds
Question 6: “Can a person live without a permanent belief in something eternal within themselves?”
Franz Kafka observed in 1917-1918 while living in isolation in the rural village of Zürau: “Man cannot live without a permanent faith in something indestructible in himself. At the same time this indestructible part and his faith in it may remain permanently concealed from him.” Does his observation apply to the widespread sense of loss in our times?
Hans
Köchler
Professor emeritus of Philosophy and President of International Progress Organization
Lord Alderdice, John
Former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Parliament and Senior Fellow at Harris Manchester College of Oxford University
Kathi
Diamant
Director, Kafka Project at San Diego State University and Author, “Kafka’s Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant”
Dr Chinmay
Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Dr Benjamin
Balint
Author of Kafka’s Last Trial
Christoph
Stueckelberger
Professor Emiritus of Ethics at University of Basel, Switzerland and Founder and Honorary President of Globethics Foundation
