Between success and death

The book maps a terrain that has always been pressing for man, and especially at the present time. Recommendations such as "know yourself" or "be yourself" and questions such as "where am I coming from", "where am I going" and especially "who am I?" creep into the mind all the time and in times of escalation they are joined by "why me" or "does life have any meaning at all?". The meaning of life is a key problem of the human being, accompanying him at every step, and the question for it is especially acute in the present time, when everything is changing and people are groping. This philosophical work, with many excursions into theology, psychology, neurology and other disciplines, presents a thorough analysis of human reflection and intentionality and, on this basis, aims to show solutions to difficult questions. In contrast to the conventional approach, it emphasizes an ethic of hope, trust and virtue, with private relationships being a condition of public order. However, it would be a mistake to regard the text as a "do-it-yourself" or "quick and easy" instruction manual without engaging our own mental efforts to make life a success rather than a failure.