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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

par Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Traduit par R. J. Hollingdale ...

'Enigmatic, vatic, emphatic, passionate . . . Nietzsche's works together make a unique statement in the literature of European ideas' A. C. GraylingNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the ... En savoir plus

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'Enigmatic, vatic, emphatic, passionate . . . Nietzsche's works together make a unique statement in the literature of European ideas' A. C. GraylingNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the
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Existentialism and Modern Literature

An Essay in Existential Criticism

par Davis Dunbar McElroy ...

These three essays—originally written in the 1960s as lectures— show how novels, poems, and plays confront the philosophical complexities of humanity's existence.Our self-awareness—the very thing that makes us human—also makes us realize our powerlessness and the limitations of our existence. This concept is ... ... En savoir plus

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These three essays—originally written in the 1960s as lectures— show how novels, poems, and plays confront the philosophical complexities of humanity's existence.Our self-awareness—the very thing that makes us human—also makes us realize our powerlessness and the limitations of our existence. This concept is ...
... En savoir plus
Philosopher of the Heart

The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard

par Clare Carlisle ...

Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement'This lucid and riveting new biography at once rescuses Kierkegaard from the scholars and shows why he is such an intriguing and useful figure' ObserverSøren Kierkegaard, one of the most passionate and challenging of modern philosophers, is now celebrated as the father of existentialism - yet his contemporaries described him as a ... En savoir plus

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Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement'This lucid and riveting new biography at once rescuses Kierkegaard from the scholars and shows why he is such an intriguing and useful figure' ObserverSøren Kierkegaard, one of the most passionate and challenging of modern philosophers, is now celebrated as the father of existentialism - yet his contemporaries described him as a
... En savoir plus
In Praise of Failure

Four Lessons in Humility

par Costica Bradatan ...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Charming and brilliant.” —Times Literary Supplement“Provocative, stimulating, wise―the book that our success-obsessed age needs to read.”―Tom Holland“Bradatan, a philosopher, writes with elegance and wit, his every thought and sentence slipping smoothly into the next…I was absorbed by Bradatan’s book even—or especially—when I felt uncomfortable with its ... En savoir plus

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Charming and brilliant.” —Times Literary Supplement“Provocative, stimulating, wise―the book that our success-obsessed age needs to read.”―Tom Holland“Bradatan, a philosopher, writes with elegance and wit, his every thought and sentence slipping smoothly into the next…I was absorbed by Bradatan’s book even—or especially—when I felt uncomfortable with its
... En savoir plus
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

A Profound Tale of Despair, Revelation, and the Possibility of Human Transformation

par Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

In this powerful philosophical tale, Dostoevsky follows a man on the brink of hopelessness whose extraordinary dream reshapes his understanding of life, humanity, and moral purpose. Through a vision of a world untouched by sin, he confronts the darkness within himself and awakens to the profound potential for compassion and renewal.This restored edition presents the text in a clear, modern format ... En savoir plus

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In this powerful philosophical tale, Dostoevsky follows a man on the brink of hopelessness whose extraordinary dream reshapes his understanding of life, humanity, and moral purpose. Through a vision of a world untouched by sin, he confronts the darkness within himself and awakens to the profound potential for compassion and renewal.This restored edition presents the text in a clear, modern format
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Either/Or

A Fragment of Life

par Alastair Hannay, Søren Kierkegaard ...

Traduit par Alastair Hannay ...

In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A ... En savoir plus

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In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous Seducer's Diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. A
... En savoir plus
Irrational Man

A Study in Existential Philosophy

par William Barrett ...

Widely recognized as one of the finest introductions to existentialist philosophy ever written, Irrational Man helped introduce existentialism to an American audience when it was first published in 1958.Barrett writes with eloquence and clarity about concerns that remain as relevant today as ever: the persistence of the irrational and absurd, the search for meaning in a fractured world, and ... En savoir plus

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Widely recognized as one of the finest introductions to existentialist philosophy ever written, Irrational Man helped introduce existentialism to an American audience when it was first published in 1958.Barrett writes with eloquence and clarity about concerns that remain as relevant today as ever: the persistence of the irrational and absurd, the search for meaning in a fractured world, and
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Le mythe de Sisyphe (Annoté)

Édition enrichie. Essai sur l'absurde, le suicide philosophique et la liberté face au silence du monde

par Albert Camus, Maël Gervais ...

Le mythe de Sisyphe, publié en 1942, est un essai philosophique majeur où Camus examine la question du suicide comme problème fondamental de la pensée. Face à l'absurde, né de la confrontation entre le désir humain de sens et le silence du monde, il refuse les consolations métaphysiques autant que le nihilisme. D'un style limpide, tendu, presque classique, l'ouvrage dialogue avec Kierkegaard, ... En savoir plus

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Le mythe de Sisyphe, publié en 1942, est un essai philosophique majeur où Camus examine la question du suicide comme problème fondamental de la pensée. Face à l'absurde, né de la confrontation entre le désir humain de sens et le silence du monde, il refuse les consolations métaphysiques autant que le nihilisme. D'un style limpide, tendu, presque classique, l'ouvrage dialogue avec Kierkegaard,
... En savoir plus
The Magic Mountain

par Thomas Mann, Steppenwolf Press ...

The Magic Mountain is a novel by Thomas Mann, first published in German in November 1924. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature.Mann started writing what was to become The Magic Mountain in 1912. It began as a much shorter narrative which revisited in a comic manner aspects of Death in Venice, a novella that he was preparing for ... En savoir plus

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The Magic Mountain is a novel by Thomas Mann, first published in German in November 1924. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature.Mann started writing what was to become The Magic Mountain in 1912. It began as a much shorter narrative which revisited in a comic manner aspects of Death in Venice, a novella that he was preparing for
... En savoir plus
Simone de Beauvoir - A Beginner's Guide

par Alison Holland ...

Collections series BGKF
Simone de Beauvoir was among the 20th century's most influential thinkers. She was a philosopher at the forefront of existentialism, a pioneering thinker on women and feminism in ""The Second Sex"", the writer of prize-winning fiction, an autobiographical writer and a committed political activist. Introducing her life and work in a straightforward, jargon-free way, this guide offers readings of ... En savoir plus

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Simone de Beauvoir was among the 20th century's most influential thinkers. She was a philosopher at the forefront of existentialism, a pioneering thinker on women and feminism in ""The Second Sex"", the writer of prize-winning fiction, an autobiographical writer and a committed political activist. Introducing her life and work in a straightforward, jargon-free way, this guide offers readings of
... En savoir plus
The Ethics of Ambiguity

par Simone de Beauvoir ...

From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom.In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in ... En savoir plus

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From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom.In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in
... En savoir plus
Is Life Worth Living?

Enriched edition.

par William James, Liam Oakley ...

In "Is Life Worth Living?", William James engages the reader in a profound exploration of existential questions central to human experience. Written in 1895, this essay captures James's trademark pragmatic philosophical style, characterized by its accessible prose and deep emotional resonance. He employs case studies, personal anecdotes, and philosophical reflections to investigate the ... En savoir plus

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In "Is Life Worth Living?", William James engages the reader in a profound exploration of existential questions central to human experience. Written in 1895, this essay captures James's trademark pragmatic philosophical style, characterized by its accessible prose and deep emotional resonance. He employs case studies, personal anecdotes, and philosophical reflections to investigate the
... En savoir plus
Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn

A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of Everything

par Amanda Gefter ...

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWSIn a memoir of family bonding and cutting-edge physics for readers of Brian Greene’s The Hidden Reality and Jim Holt’s Why Does the World Exist?, Amanda Gefter tells the story of how she conned her way into a career as a science journalist—and wound up hanging out, talking shop, and butting heads with the world’s most brilliant minds.**At ... En savoir plus

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**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWSIn a memoir of family bonding and cutting-edge physics for readers of Brian Greene’s The Hidden Reality and Jim Holt’s Why Does the World Exist?, Amanda Gefter tells the story of how she conned her way into a career as a science journalist—and wound up hanging out, talking shop, and butting heads with the world’s most brilliant minds.**At
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The Courage to Be

par Paul Tillich ...

Collections series The Terry Lectures Series
The imminent philosopher and theologian examines religion in light of science and philosophy in modern society.Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Courage to Be has become a classic of twentieth-century religious and philosophical thought. The great Christian existentialist thinker Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the prob-lem of ... En savoir plus

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The imminent philosopher and theologian examines religion in light of science and philosophy in modern society.Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Courage to Be has become a classic of twentieth-century religious and philosophical thought. The great Christian existentialist thinker Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the prob-lem of
... En savoir plus
On the Tragic

Traduit par Ryan L. Showler ...

par Peter Wessel Zapffe ...

Originally published in Norwegian in 1941, this is the magnum opus of one of Norway’s most celebrated philosophers, now made available in English for the first time. It examines the concept of the tragic and attempts to construct a more precise and useful definition on the basis of a "biosophical" look at the situation of organisms in their environment and their attempt to realize interests on ... En savoir plus

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Originally published in Norwegian in 1941, this is the magnum opus of one of Norway’s most celebrated philosophers, now made available in English for the first time. It examines the concept of the tragic and attempts to construct a more precise and useful definition on the basis of a "biosophical" look at the situation of organisms in their environment and their attempt to realize interests on
... En savoir plus
Diary of a Philosophy Student

Volume 2, 1928-29

par Simone Beauvoir ...

Collections Livre 2 - Beauvoir Series
Simone de Beauvoir, still a teen, began a diary while a philosophy student at the Sorbonne. Written in 1926-27—before Beauvoir met Jean-Paul Sartre—the diaries reveal previously unknown details about her life and times and offer critical insights into her early intellectual interests, philosophy, and literary works.Presented for the first time in translation, this fully annotated first volume of ... En savoir plus

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Simone de Beauvoir, still a teen, began a diary while a philosophy student at the Sorbonne. Written in 1926-27—before Beauvoir met Jean-Paul Sartre—the diaries reveal previously unknown details about her life and times and offer critical insights into her early intellectual interests, philosophy, and literary works.Presented for the first time in translation, this fully annotated first volume of
... En savoir plus
Le livre de l'au-delà, la vie est une illusion

Gnose & Société

par Gabriel Allevare ...

La mort n’existe pas. Si j’avais des doutes, le 20 février 2012, j’en eus la preuve.Ce livre contient un enseignement qui est destiné à informer les hommes sur leur devenir. Il se traduit par des entretiens avec un être de lumière au moyen de l’écriture médiumnique. Je ne croyais pas un jour possible de vivre ce que je vis depuis cinq années. Pourtant, j’ai du me rendre à l’évidence, je ... En savoir plus

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La mort n’existe pas. Si j’avais des doutes, le 20 février 2012, j’en eus la preuve.Ce livre contient un enseignement qui est destiné à informer les hommes sur leur devenir. Il se traduit par des entretiens avec un être de lumière au moyen de l’écriture médiumnique. Je ne croyais pas un jour possible de vivre ce que je vis depuis cinq années. Pourtant, j’ai du me rendre à l’évidence, je
... En savoir plus
Nausea

par Jean-Paul Sartre ...

Traduit par Richard Howard ...

Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the ... En savoir plus

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Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the
... En savoir plus
The Second Sex

par Simone De Beauvoir ...

Traduit par Constance Borde, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier ...

The essential masterwork that has provoked and inspired generations of men and women. “From Eve’s apple to Virginia Woolf’s room of her own, Beauvoir’s treatise remains an essential rallying point, urging self-sufficiency and offering the fruit of knowledge.” —VogueThis unabridged edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation. ... En savoir plus

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The essential masterwork that has provoked and inspired generations of men and women. “From Eve’s apple to Virginia Woolf’s room of her own, Beauvoir’s treatise remains an essential rallying point, urging self-sufficiency and offering the fruit of knowledge.” —VogueThis unabridged edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation.
... En savoir plus
At the Existentialist Café

Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails

par Sarah Bakewell ...

Great philosophy meets powerful biography in this entertaining and immensely readable portrait of mid-20th century Paris and the fascinating characters of Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and their circle, who loved and hated, drank and debated with each other—and forever changed the way we think about thinking.At the Existentialist Café is a thrilling look at the famous group of post-war thinkers who ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

Great philosophy meets powerful biography in this entertaining and immensely readable portrait of mid-20th century Paris and the fascinating characters of Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and their circle, who loved and hated, drank and debated with each other—and forever changed the way we think about thinking.At the Existentialist Café is a thrilling look at the famous group of post-war thinkers who
... En savoir plus
The Myth of Sisyphus

par Albert Camus ...

Collections series Vintage International
A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus ... En savoir plus

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A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus
... En savoir plus
The Point of Vanishing

A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude

par Howard Axelrod ...

Into the Wild meets Walden—a lyrical memoir for nature lovers and for anyone who has wondered what it would be like to disconnect from our hyper-connected culture and seek more meaningful connectionsAfter losing vision in one eye and becoming estranged from his family and friends, a young man spent two years searching for identity in self-imposed solitude in the backwoods of northern Vermont, ... En savoir plus

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Into the Wild meets Walden—a lyrical memoir for nature lovers and for anyone who has wondered what it would be like to disconnect from our hyper-connected culture and seek more meaningful connectionsAfter losing vision in one eye and becoming estranged from his family and friends, a young man spent two years searching for identity in self-imposed solitude in the backwoods of northern Vermont,
... En savoir plus
The Rebel

An Essay on Man in Revolt

par Albert Camus ...

Collections series Vintage International
By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution that resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times.For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as ... En savoir plus

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By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution that resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times.For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as
... En savoir plus
On Truth and Untruth

Selected Writings

par Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Collections Livre 36 - Harper Perennial Modern Thought
“We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.”—New York Times Book ReviewReissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on the nature of truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection of German philosophy features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On ... En savoir plus

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“We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.”—New York Times Book ReviewReissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on the nature of truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection of German philosophy features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On
... En savoir plus

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