Life at the Extremes

Understanding the biological and evolutionary processes of our species will allow us to break the patterns that constrain us from Birth to Death, the two extremes of the human existence

Salvador Macip takes up “rationalist biohumanism” concept as a method to analyze the impact of these two determining moments of our existence. He proposes to understand their mechanisms and, thus, to be able to control and modify them to build better societies. In this essay the author talks about sex, gender, uncertainty. And also about family, monogamy, patriarchy, immigration and love and hate all from the perspective of what biology says, but also what society demands. And he focuses on what is the final part of life, aging, of which he is, as a doctor, one of the great experts. All them topics that in recent times have gained notable prominence when it comes to defining and organizing our individual and group life.