Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, was given the opportunity to apply his ideas on founding a philosophical art of living over the course of ten years at a hospital near Zurich, where he discussed the following questions with the patients: What meaning do touches, habits, longings, beauty have? What is happiness? Does one’s own life, or life in general, have meaning at all? Which purpose does work serve? How can we find...
Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, was given the opportunity to apply his ideas on founding a philosophical art of living over the course of ten years at a hospital near Zurich, where he discussed the following questions with the patients: What meaning do touches, habits, longings, beauty have? What is happiness? Does one’s own life, or life in general, have meaning at all? Which purpose does work serve? How can we find guidance for our life? How can we deal with anger, life crises, disappointment, pain, sickness and death?
A philosopher is a partner for conversations on life, a secular counsel. Long before Christianity existed, Socrates described his workings as counseling, as assistance for other people in taking care of themselves.
»Schmid’s style is lucid and unequivocal without seeming mundane or lingering on the obvious. Here’s where philosophy wins back a primordial sense.« Thomas Groß, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
»Schmid’s style is lucid and unequivocal without seeming mundane or lingering on the obvious. Here’s where philosophy wins back a primordial sense.« Thomas Groß, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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Wilhelm Schmid
Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a visiting professor in Riga, Latvia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, and worked as a »philosophical counsellor« at a hospital near Zurich, Switzerland. He is a popular guest speaker and has been giving lectures in China and South Korea since 2010. He was awarded the Meckatzer Prize for Philosophy in 2012 and the Egnér Prize in 2013. His works have been translated into 25 languages, and his bestselling book Gelassenheit has sold over 600,000 copies.
Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a...