Fernando Savater was born in San Sebastián in 1947. He is a professor of philosophy at Complutense University of Madrid and previously served as a professor of ethics at the University of the Basque Country. An essayist, journalist, novelist, and playwright, he has published more than forty-five books, including La infancia recuperada, Ética para Amador, Diccionario filosófico, and El valor de educar.