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Le mythe de Sisyphe Albert Camus · 1941 · ★ 4.2 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Challenging «Il n'y a qu'un problème philosophique vraiment sérieux: c'est le suicide.» Avec cette formule foudroyante, qui semble rayer d'un trait toute la philosophie, un jeune homme de moins de trente ans commence son analyse de la sensibilité absurde. Il décrit le «mal de l'esprit» dont souffre l'époque actuelle: «L'absurde naît de la confrontation de l'appel humain avec le silence déraisonnable du… Shares: French essays, French philosophy, Existentialism, Modern philosophy

Le neveu de Rameau Denis Diderot · 1862 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Challenging In a famous Parisian chess café, a down-and-out, HIM, accosts a former acquaintance, ME, who has made good, more or less. They talk about chess, about genius, about good and evil, about music, they gossip about the society in which they move, one of extreme inequality, of corruption, of envy, and about the circle of hangers-on in which the down-and-out abides. The down-and-out from time to time… Shares: French literature, Philosophy

L'être et le néant Jean-Paul Sartre · 1943 · ★ 3.6 · 706p · ≈ 23h · Challenging missing pages xiv and xv Shares: French philosophy, Existentialism, Philosophy

Discours de la méthode René Descartes · 1644 · ★ 3.8 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Demanding By an almost universal agreement among philosophers and historians, Rene' Descartes is considered the originator of modern philosophy, or at least the first important philosopher of our times. If we add to this the common belief that philosophy points the way for developments in all other fields, it will be evident that to Descartes is ascribed an importance comparable to that of the beginnings… Shares: French philosophy, Modern philosophy, Philosophy

Reason & violence R. D. Laing · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A revolutionary compilation of speeches which produced a political groundwork for many of the radical movements in the following decades The now legendary Dialectics of Liberation congress, held in London in 1967, was a unique expression of the politics of dissent. Existential psychiatrists, Marxist intellectuals, anarchists, and political leaders met to discuss key social issues. Edited by David… Shares: Existentialism, Essays, Philosophy

L'Homme révolté Albert Camus · 1951 · ★ 4.4 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Rebel (French: L'Homme révolté) is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in societies, especially Western Europe. Examining both rebellion and revolt, which may be seen as the same phenomenon in personal and social frames, Camus examines several' countercultural' figures and movements from the… Shares: Existentialism, French literature, Philosophy

Précis de décomposition Emil Cioran · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "Toute idée devrait être neutre ; mais l'homme l'anime, y projette ses flammes et ses démences : le passage de la logique à l'épilepsie est consommée... Ainsi naissent les mythologies, les doctrines, et les farces sanglantes. Point d'intolérance ou de prosélytisme qui ne révèle le fond bestial de l'enthousiasme. Ce qu'il faut détruire dans l'homme, c'est sa propension à croire, son appétit de… Shares: Modern philosophy, Life, Essays, Philosophy

Essais Montaigne, Michel de · 1600 · ★ 4.1 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The complete essays of Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592. Shares: French essays, Essays, History and criticism, Philosophy

The fundamental questions of philosophy Ewing, A. C. · 1951 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Modern philosophy, Essays, Philosophy

Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant's philosophy, the "Transcendental Analytic" of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each section of the Analytic in turn. The purpose, however, is not merely to comment chapter by chapter on what Kant has written, but rather to reorganise and interpret his argument so… Shares: Essays, Philosophy

La Chute Albert Camus · 1917 · ★ 4.0 · 147p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Num bar de marinheiros em Amesterdão, um homem que se apresenta como juiz-penitente enceta conversa com um desconhecido. Entre copos de Genebra e deambulações pelas ruas daquela cidade de canais concêntricos, a fazer lembrar os círculos do inferno, recorda a sua vida passada como respeitável advogado parisiense, insuperável na defesa de causas nobres e nas conquistas amorosas. Mas à medida que a… Shares: Existentialism, French literature, Philosophy

Works (La chute / L'exil et le royaume) Albert Camus · 1957 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: Existentialism, French literature, Philosophy Shares: Existentialism, French literature, Philosophy

Mythologies Roland Barthes · 1953 · ★ 4.1 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"-- Shares: French essays, Essays, Philosophy, Mythology

Frygt og Bæven Søren Kierkegaard · 1843 · ★ 4.0 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Frygt og Bæven er et filosofisk værk af Søren Kierkegaard, udgivet 16. oktober 1843 under pseudonymet Johannes de Silentio. Værket er en udvidet meditation over Mosebog 22, også kendt som Isaks binding. Kierkegaard forsøger at forstå Abrahams indre psykologiske tilstand under hans tre og en halv dag lange rejse til Moriah. Teksten forsøger at vise, hvordan det ikke er let at forstå Abrahams… Shares: Modern philosophy, Philosophy

The reapers are the angels Alden Bell · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the run. Haunted by her past and pursued by a killer, Temple is surrounded by death and danger, hoping to be set free. For twenty-five years, civilization has survived in meager enclaves, guarded against a plague of the dead. Temple wanders this blighted landscape, keeping to herself and keeping her demons inside her heart.… Shares: Life, Philosophy

The Natural Mind - Waking Up Alan Macmillan Orr · 2009 In The Natural Mind - Waking Up, the author deconstructs questions such as "do you know why you think the way you do? Do you know why you say the things you do? Do you know why you behave the way you do?", and hundreds like them, through topics that includes litter, war, love, supermarkets, banking, electricity, and desire. In such a diverse range of issues, one cannot help but be drawn in to a… Shares: Life, Philosophy

Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

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