Living in Wonder
It offers a reflection on the loss of the sense of mystery in contemporary Western culture. It argues that modern human beings have reduced reality to what is material and quantifiable, thereby...
Anthropology
Philosophy of the Home: Domestic Space and Happiness
It is a brief and very personal essay that reflects on something apparently ordinary —the home— to show that domestic space is not just a place where we live, but a reality that shapes our identity, our...
The Invention of Good and Evil
Hanno Sauer is a professor of ethics at the University of Utrecht and lives in Düsseldorf. His book, written for a general audience and well crafted, presents an engaging structure and traces the...
The rigtheous mind
Haidt is known for his sociological studies. In this case, he analyzes the morality of American society, which shares some similarities with our own, through cultural psychology. The author defines himself...
About Love
The starting point of this work is the realization that, under the name of love, very diverse things are hidden. Pieper takes his inspiration from (and constantly cites) one of the key works for...
Dependent Rational Animals
This essay is Alasdair MacIntyre’s greatest book on political philosophy and stands as a pinnacle of contemporary political thought. It reflects on the fact that animality, dependence, and vulnerability are...
Switch
Switch is highly recommended for everyone engaged in the business of positive change. The book is loaded with practical examples and stories that could be very helpful for parents and teachers who want to...
The Problem of Pain
Surrender to pain, to its apparent absurdity? Or pierce the mystery more and more to its Source? The pain hurts. Pain is present in everything, it penetrates everything … It pokes its hilt without warning,...
Mulieris Dignitatem
On the Dignity and Vocation of Women in the Marian Year.
The Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women) was promulgated by Saint John Paul II on August 15,...
The performer
Richard Sennett, a renowned sociologist of Jewish faith, takes a journey, at the age of 85, through contemporary society. His starting point is that "the world is a stage," a phrase spoken by Jaques in a...