At some point in life, many things are decided: whom we love, where we work, how we live. Some are happy to have arrived—others fear being stuck in a life full of routines and wonder if this is all there is. How do we find new life goals when so much has been achieved? How do we cope with the fact that our time horizons are slowly narrowing and some opportunities have already passed us by? Philosophically grounded and full of references to everyday life, Barbara Bleisch reflects on life experience, lightness, and serenity. She counters the cliché of the 'midlife crisis' with a philosophy of midlife that leads us into the existential questions of our decades as adults—and into the best time of our lives.

biography

Since 2005, Barbara Bleisch has headed the postgraduate program "Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics" at the Ethics Center of the University of Zurich, where she also teaches, and is a research assistant at the University Research Priority Program (URPP) Ethics at the University of Zurich. She also works part-time as a journalist for various daily and weekly newspapers.

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