As of: February 23, 2024, 3:30 p.m
By: Sven Trautwein
In “The Future of Truth” Werner Herzog fights against the superficiality of today's perception of truth.
It is a complex undertaking.
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In the midst of an age of political manipulation comes an interjection - a search for truth accompanied by what the
Washington Post
calls a "phenomenal narrator. "
Werner Herzog has not written a life guide here, even if the title of the thin volume suggests so at first glance.
Rather, he explores the truth of feelings, for example when it comes to people's sympathy for the death of Princess Diana.
Werner Herzog “The Future of Truth”: That’s what the book is about
Werner Herzog's new book "The Future of Truth" sets out to find true feelings and emotions in times of fake news and artificial intelligence.
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What is truth?
Herzog asks this strange question in “The Future of Truth.”
In a world unsettled by artificial intelligence (AI), political manipulation and fake news, which relies on sober facts and yet has given birth to the art of film and poetry, truth must be more than mere dry empiricism.
The great storyteller Werner Herzog asks about the strangest of all stories: the one about the truth.
What's true?
In a world unsettled by fake news, political manipulation and artificial intelligence that relies on cold facts and yet invented poetry and film, truth must mean more than just blunt empiricism.
Blurb/Hanser
In an interview with
Bayerischer Rundfunk
, Herzog said: “Truth is something that we can only touch with pliers because nobody knows what it really is: neither the Pope in Rome, nor the mathematicians, nor the philosophers can give you any information .”
From the invention of Pharaoh Ramses' victory in a battle to the modern myth of alien abduction.
From moments of ecstasy on a film set to his encounters with reality through days of hiking, Werner Herzog combines fascinating thoughts and memories in a unique way.
This book is aimed at anyone who is still wondering.
In times of fake news and growing AI, it is an important work.
These four books offer a good introduction for anyone who wants to deal with the topic of “AI”.
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Werner Herzog “The Future of Truth”
2024 Hanser, ISBN-13 978-3-446-27943-8
Price: Hardcover €22, e-book €16.99, 112 pages (different format)
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Werner Herzog: About the author
Born in Munich in 1942, Werner Herzog now lives in Los Angeles.
His impressive filmography, which includes masterpieces such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams and My Dearest Enemy, has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards.