Philosophers who reflect on their philosophical past and their mistakes are rare. Ágnes Heller has the courage and desire to retrace her intellectual journey from the beginning. The result is a glimpse into her philosophical workshop. Ágnes Heller has accomplished remarkable things and continues to do so. She is a role model for all of us. In an engaging and occasionally slightly ironic self-critique, she follows her own development and recalls milestones and turning points in her evolution, marked by determined optimism even under the most challenging external conditions. The result is much more than an overview of her perspective. It is a book about civil courage, a unique school of maturity: a call and motivation for independent thinking! Because everything else is wasted time.