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Marcus Steinweg
Marcus Steinweg (born 1971, in Koblenz) Marcus Steinweg is a German philosopher based in Berlin. His speciality is working between the fields of art and philosophy. He is an editor of the journal ''Inaesthetics''. Biography Steinweg has worked on collaborations with artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn and Rosemarie Trockel. In 2011 he curated the exhibition “Kunst und Philosophie” (Art and Philosophy) at the Neue Berliner Kunstverein. He has given numerous talks, published many texts and participated in art exhibitions. Book publications *Bataille Maschine, Berlin: Merve Verlag 2003 *Subjektsingularitäten, Berlin: Merve Verlag 2004 *Behauptungsphilosophie, Berlin: Merve Verlag 2006 *Duras (with Rosemarie Trockel), Berlin: Merve Verlag 2008 *Politik des Subjekts, Zürich-Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag 2009 *Aporien der Liebe, Berlin: Merve Verlag 2010 *Kunst und Philosophie / Art and Philosophy, Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König 2012 *The Terror of Evidence: MIT Pres ...
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Week Four Marcus Steinweg Delivers The Philosophy Lecture At Thomas Hirschorn's Gramsci Monument (9265053221) (cropped)
A week is a unit of time equal to seven days. It is the standard time period used for short cycles of days in most parts of the world. The days are often used to indicate common work days and rest days, as well as days of worship. Weeks are often mapped against yearly calendars, but are typically not the basis for them, as weeks are not based on astronomy. The modern seven-day week can be traced back to the Babylonians, who used it within Babylonian calendar, their calendar. Other ancient cultures had different week lengths, including ten in Ancient Egypt, Egypt and an eight-day week for Etruscan civilization, Etruscans. The Etruscan week was adopted by the Ancient Romans, but they later moved to a seven-day week, which had spread across Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. In 321 AD, Emperor Constantine officially decreed a seven-day week in the Roman Empire, including making Sunday a public holiday. This later spread across Europe, then the rest of the world. In Engli ...
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