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There is war in Europe, climate change is advancing, millions of people are starving. But for historian Rutger Bregman one thing is clear: although humans commit cruelty and allow suffering, they are fundamentally benevolent and good. Barbara Bleisch investigates. The original video (with answers in English) can be found here: • Rutger Bregman: Human kind, a hopeful... ???? Subscribe now to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkulturster... Rutger Bergman has good news for us: in his bestseller "Fundamentally Good. A New History of Humanity", which has sold millions of copies, he describes people as naturally helpful and cooperative. It is not "the survival of the fittest" that has led to success, but "the survival of the friendliest". And he is convinced: it is precisely our belief in the good in people that makes us good people. In his latest book, "When the Water Comes," the eloquent star intellectual has bad news, however, because he accuses us of being blind to history. If we do not take more active action against global warming, the Dutch will probably have to seek asylum in other countries in a hundred years because entire cities will be swallowed up by the rising sea. So are people good, but lazy? How do the atrocities of war in Ukraine fit in with their beliefs? And can this belief in good really carry others along and change us as people? Barbara Bleisch speaks with Rutger Bregman. Sternstunde Philosophie from April 17, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More culture on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Twitter ???? / srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Sternstunde Philosophie" cultivates the in-depth and critical exchange of ideas and gets to the bottom of the burning questions of our time. The "Sternstunde Philosophie" draws a broad arc from socio-political topicality to the fundamental questions of philosophy: Who is responsible for what, what does human freedom consist of, what determines our meaning in life? The guests are personalities from science, culture, politics and business - voices that stimulate thought and reflect on and classify our current events. Moderation: Barbara Bleisch: / barbarableisch Yves Bossart: / bossart_yves ______ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFCulture #SRFSternstunde #Philosophy #The Good Man #War # #SRF #Culture