Essays: Neu übersetzt aus dem Englischen von Michael by Francis Bacon,Michael Siefener

By Francis Bacon,Michael Siefener

Warum haben unverheiratete Männer einen größeren gesellschaftlichen Nutzen als verheiratete? Welche Vorteile bieten Verstellung und Heuchelei? Warum faszinieren uns Liebe und Neid mehr als alle anderen Empfindungen? Diese und viele weitere moralphilosophische Fragen sind auch knapp four hundred Jahre nach Bacons Tod brandaktuell. Selten werden sie jedoch mit einer so entwaffnenden psychologischen Schärfe und einer ähnlich raffinierten Metaphorik diskutiert wie in dieser Essay-Sammlung.

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