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Goethe, Lessing, Proudhon, and other great representatives of European culture draw inspiration from Freemasonry. That used to be. Today the lodge is regarded as an old-fashioned, somewhat malicious curiosity that has little to do with art, culture and philosophy. Has Freemasonry dried up as a source of inspiration? Leo Apostle, philosopher and freemason, is looking for an answer and an explanation. He sketches the origins and development of the order and provides an analysis of its rituals from different angles. It turns out that it is precisely the rituals that hold the key to the fascinating reflections devoted to Freemasonry until about 1850. In his speech Apostel works towards the current situation. He shows that contemporary philosophy, which - until now - ignores Freemasonry, finds it fascinating in its object of reflection and that Freemasonry needs philosophy for its revival.
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