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Hoffe is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Tubingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, & this interview took place at the Goethe Institute in Madrid. Specific topics surveyed include democratic & economic liberalism, the challenges & opportunities of globalization, Hoffe's model for global democracy, the fallacy of preventive war, the future relationship between the US & Europe, the implications of multiculturalism in Western societies, the over-exploitation of natural resources by the developed world, the responsibilities of political philosophers in the age of globalization, & how to instill the proper ethical & moral values in young people. The interview concludes with Hoffe's reflections on how his personal life & attitudes have affected the development of his philosophical concepts. R. Young