is an essayist, philosopher and director of the Nexus Institute, through which he aims to generate spaces for debate and keep alive the principles of European humanism. He is the author of books such as Nobility of Spirit (2006); To Fight This Age (2017); and The Art of Being Human (2023). Born in the Netherlands (1962), Riemen believes that Europe is at a complex crossroads. One that has to do with the loss of memory of the principles of duty, freedom, justice and even love for others, and the new reality based on a kind of intellectual corruption that has renounced those universal values that called for general responsibility. There are no magic formulas, but Riemen appeals to the ‘nobility of spirit’ to return to the democratic ideal; and he proposes to do so through philosophers - both classical and contemporary - and leading intellectuals such as Thomas Mann and Albert Camus.