Ethics: Maxims and Reflections. Selected Essays, Beginning with the Intellectual Love of God

Ethics, by Alexander Gesswein, is a diverse and visionary collection of writings on life and death, the nature of the world, God, music, science, and the human condition. The work attempts to guide the reader on a journey towards personal salvation and freedom, while also offering a vision of the just society and outlining a path to the highest good for mankind. The author revives the philosophical traditions of Spinoza and Schopenhauer; and, drawing on the poetry of Shelley, Goethe, Byron, Dryden, and Novalis, presents us with a new way of looking at life and the world.
Often poetic and dissenting, this short work is a treasure trove of insight that can be dipped into again and again.