Cerdá’s work proposes a rigorous and global approach to human behavior from the perspective of philosophy. He conceives philosophy as a ‘knowledge of knowledges’, a guiding knowledge that integrates science, the arts and the humanities to offer conclusions and answers the main and complex questions of human life. In his opinion, a philosopher must draw from diverse sources with rigor and offer not only accurate analyses of reality, but also present plans of action and perspectives for the future.
Why is it immoral to commit rape, and why is the life of an Afghan woman today worse and more unjust than that of a Spanish woman? There was a time when answering this double question posed no particular challenge for the average inhabitant of the civilized world. For various reasons, that is no longer the case: we are immersed in a moral disorientation whose consequences are felt in many different areas. This brief essay seeks to help straighten a path that has become twisted regarding the knowledge and application of what is right and good.
Why is it immoral to commit rape, and why is the life of an Afghan woman today worse and more unjust than that of a Spanish woman? There was a time when answering this double question posed no particular challenge for the average inhabitant of the civilized world. For various reasons, that is no longer the case: we are immersed in a moral disorientation whose consequences are felt in many different areas. This brief essay seeks to help straighten a path that has become twisted regarding the knowledge and application of what is right and good.
Why is it immoral to commit rape, and why is the life of an Afghan woman today worse and more unjust than that of a Spanish woman? There was a time when answering this double question posed no particular challenge for the average inhabitant of the civilized world. For various reasons, that is no longer the case: we are immersed in a moral disorientation whose consequences are felt in many different areas. This brief essay seeks to help straighten a path that has become twisted regarding the knowledge and application of what is right and good.
