This book is also available in german titled »Die Realität der Ideale«.

»When fundamental norms break down and the public debate degenerates into a shouting match, we need principles that serve as a beacon: Ideals to which we can remain committed.«

Omri Boehm is the political thinker of the moment. This volume collects his most important public speeches: The philosopher talks about friendship in dark times and its relationship to truth and equality. He recalls the interrupted Jewish-German tradition of ethical monotheism. And he explains why state sovereignty must be limited by the principle of human dignity in order for peace to be possible.

A book that advocates giving utopian thinking a chance.    

"There, finally, it really is, and it has long since shaken off the quotation marks: the power of the word."
Cornelius Pollmer, Süddeutsche Zeitung, on the awarding of the Leipzig Book Fair Prize for European Understanding 2024 to Omri Boehm

"Omri Boehm counters the desperate anti-humanism of the left and the anxious post-humanism of the center."
From the Laudatory speech by Eva Illouz