"Human life has a depth, a depth not found in nature."

Sebastian Rödl is a German philosopher and one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary European philosophy. Rödl's work focuses on the nature of human thought and self-consciousness. His book Self-Consciousness and Objectivity: An Introduction to Absolute Idealism, published by Harvard University Press, aims to transform our understanding of self-consciousness and its place in the world.

Rödl is Professor at the University of Leipzig. He has also been Visiting Scholar at the Department of Philosophy at UC Berkeley.

"Addresses the most essential questions about self-consciousness" — Berislav Marušić, Brandeis University