Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life
Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life, first printed in 1891, combined ancient stoic thought with Christian belief, following the words Jesus. The book was translated and read all over the world, even by presidents of the United States and the first Kanzler of Germany, Adenauer, who survived the spiritual desert of Nazi time by reading Carl Hilty.
Carl Hilty (28 February 1833–1909) was a Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer. He famously said "Peace is only a hair's breadth away from war." Although a Christian he was no pacifist but expected the coming world war and was also a high officer in Swiss Army. He was married to German wife Johanna Gaertner. Hilty was a spokesman for women's rights to vote and to be elected, many decades before the subject became mainstream.
Carl Hilty was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland, and studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Heidelberg. To improve languages and see the world, he also spent some time in London and Paris. After that he began his work as a lawyer in Chur where he lived for almost 20 years. In 1874, he became a professor of constitutional law (Staats- und Volkerrecht) at the University of Bern. From 1886, he edited Politisches Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (The Journal of Swiss Jurisprudence). In 1890, he became a member of the Nationalrat, the Swiss parliament. He became famous from his writings about happiness.
Hilty supported the Salvation Army which opened their services in Zurich. At first he made jokes about their noisy appearance but only a few years later he recognized them as one of the few groups who were able to live Christianity and put the words of Jesus in practice. Hilty was in his time one of the few intellectuals who still believed in the Gospel while most dedicated themselves to the so called "monastic" philosophy following the new sciences after Darwin.
Hilty believed in a new reformation beyond the dogmas of churches and politics, after the time of materialism.
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Carl Hilty (28 February 1833–1909) was a Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer. He famously said "Peace is only a hair's breadth away from war." Although a Christian he was no pacifist but expected the coming world war and was also a high officer in Swiss Army. He was married to German wife Johanna Gaertner. Hilty was a spokesman for women's rights to vote and to be elected, many decades before the subject became mainstream.
Carl Hilty was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland, and studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Heidelberg. To improve languages and see the world, he also spent some time in London and Paris. After that he began his work as a lawyer in Chur where he lived for almost 20 years. In 1874, he became a professor of constitutional law (Staats- und Volkerrecht) at the University of Bern. From 1886, he edited Politisches Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (The Journal of Swiss Jurisprudence). In 1890, he became a member of the Nationalrat, the Swiss parliament. He became famous from his writings about happiness.
Hilty supported the Salvation Army which opened their services in Zurich. At first he made jokes about their noisy appearance but only a few years later he recognized them as one of the few groups who were able to live Christianity and put the words of Jesus in practice. Hilty was in his time one of the few intellectuals who still believed in the Gospel while most dedicated themselves to the so called "monastic" philosophy following the new sciences after Darwin.
Hilty believed in a new reformation beyond the dogmas of churches and politics, after the time of materialism.
Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life
Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life, first printed in 1891, combined ancient stoic thought with Christian belief, following the words Jesus. The book was translated and read all over the world, even by presidents of the United States and the first Kanzler of Germany, Adenauer, who survived the spiritual desert of Nazi time by reading Carl Hilty.
Carl Hilty (28 February 1833–1909) was a Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer. He famously said "Peace is only a hair's breadth away from war." Although a Christian he was no pacifist but expected the coming world war and was also a high officer in Swiss Army. He was married to German wife Johanna Gaertner. Hilty was a spokesman for women's rights to vote and to be elected, many decades before the subject became mainstream.
Carl Hilty was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland, and studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Heidelberg. To improve languages and see the world, he also spent some time in London and Paris. After that he began his work as a lawyer in Chur where he lived for almost 20 years. In 1874, he became a professor of constitutional law (Staats- und Volkerrecht) at the University of Bern. From 1886, he edited Politisches Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (The Journal of Swiss Jurisprudence). In 1890, he became a member of the Nationalrat, the Swiss parliament. He became famous from his writings about happiness.
Hilty supported the Salvation Army which opened their services in Zurich. At first he made jokes about their noisy appearance but only a few years later he recognized them as one of the few groups who were able to live Christianity and put the words of Jesus in practice. Hilty was in his time one of the few intellectuals who still believed in the Gospel while most dedicated themselves to the so called "monastic" philosophy following the new sciences after Darwin.
Hilty believed in a new reformation beyond the dogmas of churches and politics, after the time of materialism.
Carl Hilty (28 February 1833–1909) was a Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer. He famously said "Peace is only a hair's breadth away from war." Although a Christian he was no pacifist but expected the coming world war and was also a high officer in Swiss Army. He was married to German wife Johanna Gaertner. Hilty was a spokesman for women's rights to vote and to be elected, many decades before the subject became mainstream.
Carl Hilty was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland, and studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Heidelberg. To improve languages and see the world, he also spent some time in London and Paris. After that he began his work as a lawyer in Chur where he lived for almost 20 years. In 1874, he became a professor of constitutional law (Staats- und Volkerrecht) at the University of Bern. From 1886, he edited Politisches Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (The Journal of Swiss Jurisprudence). In 1890, he became a member of the Nationalrat, the Swiss parliament. He became famous from his writings about happiness.
Hilty supported the Salvation Army which opened their services in Zurich. At first he made jokes about their noisy appearance but only a few years later he recognized them as one of the few groups who were able to live Christianity and put the words of Jesus in practice. Hilty was in his time one of the few intellectuals who still believed in the Gospel while most dedicated themselves to the so called "monastic" philosophy following the new sciences after Darwin.
Hilty believed in a new reformation beyond the dogmas of churches and politics, after the time of materialism.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940015553987 |
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| Publisher: | Balefire Publishing |
| Publication date: | 10/04/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 170 |
| File size: | 8 MB |
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