by Byung-Chul Han · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430625628
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In 'Contemplative Life', Byung-Chul Han invites us to reflect on the importance of inactivity in a hyperactive society. The author argues that we have lost the ability to do nothing, which prevents us from finding balance and inner wealth. Han explores the benefits of idleness and proposes a new way of life that includes contemplative moments to face the current crisis and curb self-exploitation and the destruction of nature.
This book is a call to abandon the frenetic life and recover the meaning of our lives through contemplation and conscious inactivity. A work that invites reflection and change in our way of life.
Byung-Chul Han is a South Korean-born German philosopher, Catholic theologian and cultural theorist. He was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and still occasionally gives courses there. His work largely centers around critiques of neoliberalism and its impact on society and the individual. Although he writes in German, his books have been best received in the Hispanosphere.
