Fernando Savater

La relevancia que tienen en nuestra vida las consecuencias derivadas de nuestras decisiones diarias. "Este libro -advierte el autor- no es un manual de tica para alumnos de bachillerato. No contiene informaci n sobre los m s destacados autores y m s importantes movimientos de la teor a moral a lo largo de la historia... Este libro no es m s que eso, s lo un libro. Personal y subjetivo, como la relaci n que une a un padre con su hijo; pero por eso mismo universal como la relaci n entre padre e hijo, la m s com n de todas. Ha sido pensado y escrito para que puedan leerlo los adolescentes: probablemente ense ar muy pocas cosas a sus maestros. Su objetivo no es fabricar ciudadanos bienpensantes (ni mucho menos malpensados) sino estimular el desarrollo de librepensadores"

Hvilken gyldighed har De Ti Bud i dag? Med hjælp af en rabbiners, en katolsk præsts og andre samtalepartneres synspunkter, ved siden af sine egne skarpsindige iagttagelser, giver den ikke-troende filosof Savater læseren en moderne fortolkning af menneskets vigtigste tabuer, bekymringer og forudfattede meninger.

Was kann ich aus meinem Leben machen? Diese Frage treibt nicht nur junge Menschen um. Für Fernando Savater ist sie die alles entscheidende Frage. Hier vermittelt er den Lesern die Kunst, das Leben zu meistern.

This book, by one of Spain's most eminent philosophers, provides a lively and very accessible introduction to philosophy. Written for those who have no prior knowledge of the field, it reveals how the central problems of philosophy remain highly relevant to everyday contemporary life. Savater addresses the questions that we ourselves must face: what is this ‘I' that I take for granted? What does it mean for me to be in the world? In what sense am I free? And how does the idea of death affect my life? In his discussion of concepts such as beauty, time and language, Savater frequently refers to earlier philosophers, yet he does so in a way that brings their ideas to life and shows their enduring relevance. Using quotations from the ancient Greeks through to more recent philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre, Savater illustrates his own arguments, while also sketching a basic history of philosophical ideas. The Questions of Life has already been translated into ten languages and has enjoyed enormous success, selling over 70 000 copies in Spain alone. It is an elegant and straightforward book that abstains from specialised terminology. It constitutes an ideal introductory text for those studying philosophy at A-Level or university, and will also be of great interest to the general reader.

This book, by one of Spain's most eminent philosophers, provides a lively and very accessible introduction to philosophy. Written for those who have no prior knowledge of the field, it reveals how the central problems of philosophy remain highly relevant to everyday contemporary life. Savater addresses the questions that we ourselves must face: what is this ‘I' that I take for granted? What does it mean for me to be in the world? In what sense am I free? And how does the idea of death affect my life? In his discussion of concepts such as beauty, time and language, Savater frequently refers to earlier philosophers, yet he does so in a way that brings their ideas to life and shows their enduring relevance. Using quotations from the ancient Greeks through to more recent philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre, Savater illustrates his own arguments, while also sketching a basic history of philosophical ideas. The Questions of Life has already been translated into ten languages and has enjoyed enormous success, selling over 70 000 copies in Spain alone. It is an elegant and straightforward book that abstains from specialised terminology. It constitutes an ideal introductory text for those studying philosophy at A-Level or university, and will also be of great interest to the general reader.