Ariadne von Schirach (born 1978 in

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) is a German philosopher, writer, journalist and critic. She is known as a literary critic for

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, and as an essayist and columnist for newspapers such as ''

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''. She studied philosophy, psychology and sociology at LMU, the

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and the

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. She teaches philosophy and chinese thinking at the

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, the

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and the Donau-Universität Krems since 2012.Interview mit Ariadne von Schirach: Spross einer bekannten Familie
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''Ariadne im Wunderland''.
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'', 3 March 2007 2016 she published the psychoanalytical textbook ''Ich und du und Müllers Kuh. Kleine Charakterkunde für alle, die sich selbst und andere besser verstehen wollen''. After ''Der Tanz um die Lust'', 2007 and ''Du sollst nicht funktionieren. Für eine neue Lebenskunst'', 2014 she published 2019 ''Die psychotische Gesellschaft. Wie wir Angst und Ohnacht überwinden'', the final book of this ''Trilogy of Modern Life''. Schirach is a member of the Sorbian

Schirach family Schirach or Šěrach is a noble family of Sorbian (i.e. West Slavic) origin. Many family members were noted as theologians, lawyers, historians, writers and artists from the 17th century, and several family members have also been noted for thei ...

and is a daughter of the sinologist Richard von Schirach and a granddaughter of the Nazi youth leader and war criminal Baldur von Schirach. She is a cousin of the lawyer and bestselling crime writer

Ferdinand von Schirach Ferdinand von Schirach (born 12 May 1964) is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. His books, which have been translated i ...

and the sister of the novelist Benedict Wells.

Books

* ''Der Tanz um die Lust'', Goldmann, Munich, 2007, * ''Du sollst nicht funktionieren: Für eine neue Lebenskunst'', Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart, 2014, * ''Ich und du und Müllers Kuh. Kleine Charakterkunde für alle, die sich selbst und andere besser verstehen wollen'', Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart, 2016, * ''Die psychotische Gesellschaft. Wie wir Angst und Ohnmacht überwinden'', Tropen Verlag, Stuttgart, 2019,

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