Martin Puchner and Jacob Burda 'Why Language?'

Martin Puchner, the Byron and Anita Wien Professor at Harvard University, is a prize-winning author, educator, public speaker, and institution builder in the arts and humanities. His writings range from philosophy and theater to culture and technology and have been translated into many languages. Through his best-selling Norton Anthology of World Literature and his HarvardX MOOC Masterpieces of World Literature, he has brought four thousand years of literature to audiences across the globe.
This video was filmed live at the Alpine Fellowship 2024 Symposium in Tuscany, Italy.
The event was held in partnership with Bard College through the Open Society University Network and supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.