by Fernando Savater · Taurus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430611997
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«La tarea del héroe» is Fernando Savater's essay on tragic ethics, published by Taurus in paperback (264 pages, in Spanish).
The book offers a reflection on rebellion against order and against disorder, framed within a proposal for tragic ethics. In three parts, it addresses the autonomous and atheological foundation of the ethical claim, the figure of the hero and his mission, and the democratic legitimation of social creation, with an ethical vision of revolution.
Winner of the National Essay Prize in 1982. Its full title includes the subtitle «elementos para una ética trágica» and it belongs to the Ensayistas collection from Taurus.
Recommended for readers interested in contemporary philosophy and in the author's essays, one of the most popular voices in Spanish thought.
Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and author.
