بلا ضمير؟ كيف فقدنا صوتنا الداخلي

Michel de Montaigne, the 16th century writer, wrote that conscience has amazing power! He is able to push us to accuse and fight ourselves, and He sees us when no one sees us. But it can also make us strong. In the same vein, writers and thinkers such as Shakespeare, Luther, Hegel, de Gouges, and others highlighted the importance of conscience: it generates internal conflicts, and at the same time it is an indispensable compass for us. But conscience is not something we celebrate today. Rather, we seek harmony and inner peace. At least that's what the huge self-development industry teaches us. This is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the times, which seems increasingly brutal and unscrupulous; In various media, politics and economics. It is important to be confident, united and convinced, not to have another opinion. "ideas". Conscience seems to be behind the times in many ways. How is he doing today? Has he lost his strength? This is the question Cecilia Sjoholm asks in this book. Through her search for the place of conscience in philosophy and art throughout history, she arrives at the here and now. Does conscience exist within us as individuals, within society, or somewhere in between?