Author: Wilhelm Schmid.
The Instituto Goethe in Madrid presents on 9 September at 7.30 pm the book Surviving Death, by the German philosopher Wilhelm Schmid. Event in Spanish and German with simultaneous translation.
Wilhelm Schmid, one of the most successful philosophical communicators in Germany presents this book recently published by Espasa.
How is it possible to survive death? A reflection on death that will help us understand its meaning. A deep and comforting book, with many reflections for one’s own life.
A popular method of “surviving” death is simply not to talk about it. However, in his new book, Wilhelm Schmid tackles this issue bluntly.
Because there is no escape: for now, death remains the end of life for every human being. The only thing that changes is when and how it happens. Most of the time, it comes too soon and leaves a lot of suffering behind. Could this drama be alleviated if we accepted the idea that death is not the end of all existence?
Wilhelm Schmid deals seriously with this question, which has troubled mankind since time immemorial: Where does the one who leaves go? To another life? Is there really an afterlife? How can you imagine? Could the mere fact that such a possibility exists be a consolation?
The author of the book was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. With extensive activity as a lecturer in Germany and abroad, he taught philosophy for many years as a visiting professor at the University of Erfurt. He was also a visiting professor in Latvia and Georgia, as well as a philosophical counsellor at a hospital in Switzerland. In 2012 he received the German Meckatzer-Philosophie-Preis for his special merits in teaching and disseminating philosophy and, in 2013, the Swiss Egnér-Preis for his work on the art of living.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Espasa
Binding: Soft cover
ISBN: 9788467077469
RPP: 17,95 euros