Ser único

Each of us is, first of all, an individual, unique being. And if for many this is a stimulus to cultivate their own singularity, for others this individuality can become a pressing sensation of loneliness, from which only belonging to a group or a social class, or adhering to a ideology. The history of philosophy shows us numerous examples of how some writers and thinkers have reflected on how to keep their own singularity alive in the face of the demands of the clan or of society as a whole. With this tension as a backdrop, Safranski presents the ideas of the Renaissance artistic geniuses, the first environmentalists of the 19th century or the existentialist thinkers. And he also gives us unprecedented perspectives on authors such as Montaigne, Rousseau, Diderot, Kierkegaard, Hannah Arendt, Elias Canetti or Ernst Jünger.