born in 1953, lives as a freelance philosopher in Berlin. He taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt until he reached retirement age. www.lebenskunstphilosophie.de. YouTube: Wilhelm Schmid - Philosophical Walks.
New publication: Schaukeln - Die kleine Kunst der Lebensfreude, 2023.
Other books in small format: Von der Kraft der Berührung, 2019, Selbstfreundschaft, 2018, Gelassenheit, 2014 (all published by Insel Verlag).
