Moralspektakel

When Attitude Becomes a Status Symbol

We want to be good people - and we want others to see it. Philosopher Philipp Hübl examines how morality in the age of social media increasingly becomes public performance. Moralspektakel (Siedler 2024) explores outrage, symbolic politics, and digital mock battles, asking why moral self-presentation often worsens rather than solves social problems. Hübl discusses morality, the public sphere, societal debates, and an ethics grounded in real change rather than symbolic posturing, in conversation with Claus Ropers (Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences).