Let’s start with a modern twist: look up the word “impious” in today’s dictionary, and you’ll find it means lacking reverence or respect, especially for…
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Tag: existentialism
Type of Book: Existential Fiction, Psychological Drama, Philosophical Novel Franz Kafka’s The Trial plunges readers into a surreal and unsettling exploration of bureaucracy, guilt, and…
Book Overview of No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre Type of Book: Existential Fiction, Psychological Drama, Philosophical Play No Exit is a one-act play by existentialist…
We’re all looking for a life that feels authentically ours—not the life that others told us would make us happy. But how the hell do…
Ever found yourself knee-deep in overthinking or endlessly analyzing a decision without getting anywhere? This is where Socratic questioning—a tried-and-true method from ancient Greece—can come…
Voltaire’s section on “Luxury” in his Philosophical Dictionary feels as fresh today as it must have in the 18th century. His witty observations on human…
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…
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.…
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…