“Become so free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”–Albert Camus What does it mean to be free? Not just the kind of…
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Category: Existentialism
Existential literature is like a mirror held up to the chaos of the human condition—staring deeply into it might not reveal a perfectly coiffed reflection,…
Type of Book: Philosophical Novel, Existentialist Fiction, Psychological Drama Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea is a pioneering work of existentialist philosophy, written in the form of a…
Picture it: Athens, around 450 BCE. The air is buzzing with philosophical debates, the Acropolis is under construction, and one man—Pericles—stands at the helm of…
It’s 2024, and while politics dominates the landscape, I can’t help but feel that everything looks a little too familiar, as a student of history.…
A Guide to Existential Contemplation in the Digital Age Staring into the abyss is a time-honored tradition for those of us who can’t help but…
Type of book: Post-apocalyptic novel, philosophical novel, survival story Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a bleak, yet profoundly moving story set in a post-apocalyptic world…
“Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.” Kierkegaard’s line hits hard, doesn’t it? It’s like he’s saying, “Look, until…
Skepticism is one of my favorite philosophical fields of study, probably because it reminds me of a curious three-year-old with an endless stream of “whys.”…
Let’s talk about being. You know, existence. That thing we wake up every day to face with coffee in hand and half-baked existential dread. Now,…