Brenifier, Oscar2019-09-252019-09-252019-02-1420199782889312733978288931272610.58863/20.500.12424/170221http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/170221One can philosophize through lengthy explanations and towering treaties. But there is another tradition: that of the aphorism, the art of the fragment. To make the reader think through one or a few brief sentences, a digest of thought that tries to capture in few words a vivid problematic, in a striking form. Often critical, ironic or mocking, this laconic form of philosophical expression is generous because it is trusting: the reader will understand mere implicit meaning; he will read between the lines. And when will be highlighted the sordid of the human soul, he will not be sad but joyful, for consciousness makes us free. The issue is to reconcile with our own finitude, to accept our own humanity, for better and for worse. The 356 aphorisms featured in these pages demand of the reader the above mentioned disciplined thought and reflection1 online resource (365 pages)engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Aphorisms and apothegmsethicsmeditationsphilosophical practicePhilosophical ethicsSpirituality and ethicsBook