El deseo interminable

"The aim of this book is to convince the reader that I am not crazy or, to be more exact, that I am not a victim of hýbris." Thus begins the new book by José Antonio Marina, which arises from the conviction that human history can be understood if we discover the hopes and fears that drove it. From the study of passions according to psychology, and in line with philosophical and anthropological thought, the author creates a new way of approaching who we are: psychohistory. Desires drive action, but their satisfaction does not exhaust our capacity to yearn: we are an endless desire that could only be satisfied with happiness. Therefore, even the most terrible historical events are part of a long and tortuous search for that feeling. This work reveals to us the role that emotions play when it comes to understanding our origins and the development of societies. An entertaining and revealing trip, a gift for the intellect.