Una conciencia nueva : La urgente pregunta de quiénes somos

The great problem of modern humankind, Silvia Bardelás argues, is not unhappiness, but the disaffection to which, due to an excess of abstraction, the profoundly technological and individualistic society of the 21st century has led us. In this magnificent essay, born from intimacy and experience, Bardelás adopts a new philosophical perspective in pursuit of knowledge that is not purely metaphysical or ethical, but also political, allowing us to break with the dichotomy between individual and society. This new awareness implies a transformation of the conception of identity, a way of perceiving ourselves and the world that, thanks to art and literature, allows us to transcend that isolated individuality and connect with the inner lives of others. A bold and necessary work that, as Bernat Castany points out in the prologue, "gives philosophy the best of literature, which is the capacity to embody ideas in people and tangible situations, thus opening the doors to their inner lives."