Institut Ramon LLull

Esquirol has been clearing the way for one of the more singular of contemporary thought: the philosophy of proximity, an original proposal which points the way to the origins of what it means to be human in the world. Book after book, his line of inquiry has been generated by the poetic power of writing, while drawing on a rich dialogue with tradition: with the Presocratics and Plato’s Dialogues; Christianity and mystics like Silesius; with poets like Hölderlin and Celan; with thinkers like Simone Weil, Adorno, Agamben, or Foucault; as well as accomplices like Heidegger, Patočka or Levinas. In this latest book, inspired by spiritual and soul-healing exercises by classical, medieval, and contemporary thinkers like Pierre Hadot, Esquirol applies his philosophy of proximity to the educational and school arena. Here is an invitation to build yourself side-by-side with others and become a constructive world force.