“…This chapter focuses on the latter and therefore does not deal explicitly with the exegetic subtleties of how Helmuth Plessner's work can be interpreted, but rather tries to show how his general views could productively be used and developed further in the field of human geography. Human geography in general, and Dutch geography in particular, has a long tradition in applied research in service of sometimes also rather imperialist ruling powers (Ernste 2008;Ernste 2009). However, today's human geography is strongly influenced by a critical and emancipatory tradition (Habermas 1972).…”