Five timeless and relevant texts that seek to seriously challenge the citizen of the 21st century about the ethics of our days. In the most personal of these, Eco recalls the liberation of his country from fascism, examines its historical forms, and analyzes its most heinous manifestations in our time. From the drama of war to mass media, from the intervention of intellectuals against racism, totalitarianism, and fundamentalism to the intolerance of people towards the stranger and the immigrant, these five human-centered essays seek to reposition critical issues on an ethical basis and to provide the impetus for a constructive dialogue among people everywhere on earth.