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Vito Mancuso is a philosopher and theologian. His books have enjoyed considerable public acclaim. His works have sold more than five hundred thousand copies and prompted much debate in the press, on television and the radio. Mancuso’s views have triggered significant controversy and are often at odds with the ecclesiastic authorities on both ethical and strictly dogmatic levels. He is a columnist for the national daily newspaper La Repubblica. His books published by Garzanti include: Io e Dio. Una guida dei perplessi (God and I. A Guide to the Confused, 2011, 12 editions); Il principio passione – La forza che ci spinge ad amare (The Passion Principle – The Force That Leads to Love, 2013); Io amo – Piccola filosofia dell’amore (I Love – A Small Philosophy of Love, 2014); Questa vita – Scoprirla, nutrirla, curarla (This Life – Discovering It, Feeding It, and Taking Care of It, 2015); Dio e il suo destino (God and his Destiny, 2015); Il coraggio di essere liberi (The Courage To Be Free, 2016 – over 80,000 copies sold,); Il bisogno di pensare (The Need To Think, 2017 – 95,000 copies); La via della bellezza (The Way of Beauty, 2018 – 60,000 copies sold); La forza di essere migliori (The Strength to Be Better, 2019 – over 50,000 copies sold).
An author who has sold 800,000 copies.
What is good? What does doing good actually mean and why should we do it?
An ethical guide to the therapeutic power of good and justice.
Nowadays, we enjoy security, good health and a large amount of freedom in the Western world like never before throughout history. And yet at the same time we are living in a society that seems to believe only in the power of strength, and where celebrity, success and wealth are increasingly myths to be reached at all cost. Anyone who prioritises virtue and justice is even mocked and called a do-gooder. By re-discovering our roots, that reach deep into Classical culture and Christian tradition, Vito Mancuso sets out to prove that Good is actually the most precious direction freedom can take; he gives us a new perspective on the meaning of our lives, at the mercy of the turbulent winds of existence. Because it is only those who no longer try to win and prevail but instead devote themselves to truth are able to let their lives truly blossom and therefore vibrate in harmony with the world.
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