Markus Gabriel is academic director at THE NEW INSTITUTE and interim chair of its programme »The Foundations of Value and Values«. He holds the chair for epistemology, modern and contemporary philosophy at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
Christoph Horn is a professor at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and holds the chair for practical philosophy and ancient philosophy. He was a fellow at THE NEW INSTITUTE in 2021/22.
Anna Katsman (Dr.) is academic director at THE NEW INSTITUTE.
Wilhelm Krull is the founding director of THE NEW INSTITUTE and was general secretary of the Volkswagen Foundation for more than 20 years. He holds numerous leading positions in national and international supervisory and advisory bodies.
Anna Luisa Lippold is the manager of the programme »The Foundations of Value and Values« at THE NEW INSTITUTE. She holds a PhD in applied ethics from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Corine Pelluchon is a professor of philosophy at the Université Gustave Eiffel, a statutory member of the Hannah Arendt Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Political Studies, and a fellow at THE NEW INSTITUTE in 2021/22 and 2022/23.
Ingo Venzke is a professor of international law and social justice at Universiteit van Amsterdam and Director of the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL). He is a fellow at THE NEW INSTITUTE in 2021/22 and 2022/23.

Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
1 The need to recouple the humanities and social sciences with society 11
2 The unique knowledge position of the humanities and social sciences 15
3 The methods of the humanities and social sciences 19
4 The humanities and social sciences will only succeed if they pursue an integrative approach 42
5 Reconfiguring institutions - Towards a culture of creativity 46
6 Towards a New Enlightenment 50
7 Suggestions for the way ahead 57
Summary 62
Notes 64
References 67
About the authors 76