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Philosophy of Existence was first presented to the public as a series of lectures invited by The German Academy of Frankfurt. In preparing these lectures Jaspers, whom the Nazis had already dismissed from his professorship at Heidelberg, knew that he was speaking in Germany for the last time. Jaspers used the occasion to offer an account of the cultural and intellectual situation from which
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by Søren Kierkegaard ...

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The Father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature; in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal 'leap of faith'.
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In 2014, the first three volumes of Heidegger’s Black Notebooks—the personal and philosophical notebooks that he kept during the war years*—*were published in Germany. These notebooks provide the first textual evidence of anti-Semitism in Heidegger’s philosophy, not simply in passing remarks, but as incorporated into his philosophical and political thinking itself. In Heidegger and the Myth of a
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The Collected Works

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In a world saturated with war, political corruption, extreme inequality, and environmental decay, it becomes difficult to create and adhere to a moral code that allows a person to successfully navigate the ethical challenges of human society. Human societies in the past have also born witness to the same social ills that plague us today.Throughout history there have been many prophets and sages
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Quando a vida se transforma em nada - além do limite da realidade de Jessica Hintz é uma profunda exploração filosófica do existencialismo, do niilismo e do confronto final com o nada cósmico. Neste trabalho instigante, Hintz investiga a intersecção entre a religião e a mente moderna, oferecendo uma abordagem diferenciada sobre religião para ateus e como religião na antiguidade tardia moldou as
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Simone de Beauvoir

by Ursula Tidd ...

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Das unendliche Gespräch: Eine nächtliche Szene

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by Walter Hasenclever, Orson Cole ...

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by Honoré de Balzac ...

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Honor√© de Balzac's novella, "The Atheist's Mass," intricately weaves themes of morality, faith, and the complexities of human nature through a compelling narrative. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, this work epitomizes Balzac's keen observational style, characterized by vivid characters and rich, descriptive prose. The story centers on a disenchanted atheist who confronts the ... Read more

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Zones of the Spirit: A Book of Thoughts

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by August Strindberg, Julian Kendall ...

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Wisdom and Destiny

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by Maurice Maeterlinck ...

Translated by Alfred Sutro ...

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