by Baltasar Gracián · Temas de Hoy · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478806874
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«El hombre en su perfección» is the philosophical essay by Baltasar Gracián, published by Temas de Hoy in 1996, in paperback (149 pages, in Spanish).
Under the subtitle «Saber para vivir», this volume brings together two works by Baltasar Gracián, «El héroe» and «El discreto», in which he examines the qualities of understanding, prudence and good judgment as keys to achieving excellence in social life.
Edition by J. Ignacio Díez Fernández, with bibliography, in the Clásicos de Temas de Hoy collection.
For readers interested in philosophy and Spanish classics on the art of knowing how to live.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
