Das Schelling-Projekt
| Author | Peter Sloterdijk |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag |
Publication date | 12 September 2016 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 251 |
| ISBN | 978-3-518-74515-1 |
Das Schelling-Projekt (lit. 'The Schelling Project') is a 2016 novel by the German writer Peter Sloterdijk.
Plot
The book is an erotic satire set within academia. A group of five ageing scholars get their application for a research grant rejected, despite their effort to create a project title with references to philosophy, science and female biology. The novel consists of a series of letters written after the rejection and a report of a working session on the subject of female sexuality and German idealism.[1][2][3]
Reception
Arno Orzessek of Deutschlandfunk Kultur called the book a "farce" that in parts is "pornographic and trashy" and invites Sloterdijk's critics, such as Jürgen Habermas, to see in it "a mental confession, a filthy revelling in an old man's unkempt horniness and sweaty jokes".[4]
References
- ^ "Die Frau als Herrenwitz". Der Spiegel. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Egomorphe Erotik im Medium der Antragsprosa". Literaturkritik.de (in German). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Geisler, Eberhard (3 September 2016). "Eine Bejahung der Körperlichkeit". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Orzessek, Arno (14 September 2016). "Philosophischer Unfug zur weiblichen Sexualität" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 9 October 2025.