by Pascal Bruckner · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246821854
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«Une brève éternité. Philosophie de la longévité» is Pascal Bruckner's philosophical essay on longevity, published by Grasset in paperback (256 pages, in French).
Starting from the increase in life expectancy in developed societies, Pascal Bruckner analyses the situation of those who, past fifty, remain in a kind of suspension between maturity and old age. The author asks how to make use of this additional time, whether to lengthen life or intensify it, and proposes an art of living based on resolve and fidelity to new beginnings. Nourished by literature, art and statistical data, the essay also addresses love, work and the relationship between generations.
Essay published on 11 September 2019 by Grasset & Fasquelle. The title forms part of a reflection on old age and ageing in Pascal Bruckner's philosophy.
For readers interested in philosophy, contemporary essays and reflections on ageing and the meaning of life.
Pascal Bruckner is a French writer, one of the "New Philosophers" who came to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of his work has been devoted to critiques of French society and culture.
