Abstract

CRITIQUE, SATIRE, SARCASM – PETER SLOTERDIJK’S CARNIVAL In his essay Szymon Wróbel tries to defi ne Peter Sloterdijk’s position on the German philosophical scene and to account for his international renown. He examines Sloterdijk’s media image as well as his self-imposed role as the jester of contemporary philosophy. Finally, Sloterdijk is presented as a disciple of Diogenes the Cynic. Wróbel asks if this stance allows the German philosopher to adequately grasp the contradictions of his age in which cynicism (or sarcasm) is sometimes treated as the very condition of truth.