Lecture presented at the EHU (University of the Basque Country) Summer Courses, 2026 (continuation) 7. Contemporary philosopher and literature a) Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) Arthur Schopenhauer is considered one of the most brilliant philosophers of the nineteenth century and one of the most important figures in contemporary Western philosophy. His last work, unfinished and published posthumously, […]
Lecture presented at the EHU (University of the Basque Country) Summer Courses, 2026 (continuation) 3. Traditions of India: Hinduism and Buddhism a) Hinduism Within the great mystical and wisdom tradition of Hinduism, whose oldest texts date back to around 1500 BCE, the teaching of the four Ashramas, or stages into which human life is divided, […]
* Presentation at a summer course at the EHU (University of the Basque Country), 2026 The Latin term veterus (old) and its derivatives in the Romance languages (viejo, vieux, vecchio…) originate from the Indo-European root wet, meaning year. It was used to designate agricultural produce from the previous year. Yet, there are products that gain […]
Miren deeply hated the profound fear her mother experimented at all times as if glued to her body, her tendency to see everywhere the footprints of evil and death, her language full of be-carefuls and just-in-cases. She deeply hated the consequences of that fear: days were always full of prohibitions, rules, prayers, Masses and other […]
(Lecture delivered in the SUMMER COURSES of the UPV-EHU –University of the Basque Country–, in the Course “Meaning and spirituality of life. Taking on new dimensions in the old age paradigms”, in Miramar Palace, Donostia-San Sebastian, September 13, 2021) I start these reflections with two biblical sentences and three introductory observations. “A rich experience […]
