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INVITATION
\nLiber\u00adalism and its Critics
\nLiber\u00adalism as a Way of Life \u2013 What Exactly are we Defending?<\/h3>\n

A conver\u00adsation with Alexandre Lefebvre, Ralf F\u00fccks and Karolina Wigura<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026
\nTime: 06 p.m. \u2013 07:30 p.m. (doors open 05:45 p.m.)
\nPlace: Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Reinhardt\u00adstra\u00dfe 15, 10117 Berlin<\/p>\n

Liber\u00adalism is under pressure\u2014politically, culturally, and intel\u00adlec\u00adtually. In our event series Liber\u00adalism and its Critics, part of the broader publi\u00adcation project Vordenker der liberalen Moderne (Thought Leaders of Liberal Modernity), we explore both the vulner\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adities of liberal societies and the critiques that have emerged from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n

In this upcoming session, we welcome Alexandre Lefebvre (University of Sydney), one of the most original contem\u00adporary thinkers on liber\u00adalism. In his recent book Liber\u00adalism as a Way of Life (Princeton, 2024), Lefebvre argues that liber\u00adalism is more than a political program or consti\u00adtu\u00adtional order. It is also a lived culture, shaping our norms, moral intuitions, everyday practices, and even our sense of humor. This perspective invites a renewed question: When liber\u00adalism is attacked today, what exactly is being rejected: insti\u00adtu\u00adtions, values, or a whole way of living?<\/p>\n

The discussion will engage with some of the most pressing issues of our time: Why has liber\u00adalism become the object of growing resentment and fatigue? Where are its blind spots and where are its strengths often under\u00ades\u00adti\u00admated? And how should liberals respond to the rising appeal of political forces that do not merely seek to govern, but to actively define a collective under\u00adstanding of the good life?<\/p>\n

We cordially invite you to join us for this conver\u00adsation and to reflect together on the future of liberal modernity.<\/p>\n

The conver\u00adsation will take place in English. Please register using the regis\u00adtration button below.<\/p>\n

We look forward to your participation.<\/p>\n

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