Absurdism
The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus · 1942
Camus on the absurd and why one must imagine Sisyphus happy.
absurdismexistentialism
View details
Philosophy · Existentialism
Existentialism Is a Humanism
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre's accessible defense of existentialism: existence precedes essence.
- First published (per catalogue record)
- 1946
- Subgenre
- Existentialism
existentialism
Title and author verified against Open Library. Cover image from Open Library. Summary written by Oryntel editors. No trailer or author video is on file for this title.
Related books
Stoicism
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius · 180
The private notebook of a Roman emperor on virtue, duty and tranquility.
classicstoicism
View details
Existentialism
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche · 1883
Nietzsche's poetic philosophy of the Übermensch and the death of God.
classicnietzsche
View details
Political Philosophy
The Republic
Plato · c. 375 BCE
Socrates and friends debate justice and the ideal city-state.
classicjustice
View details
Ontology
Being and Time
Martin Heidegger · 1927
Heidegger's foundational inquiry into the meaning of being.
phenomenology
View details
Feminist Philosophy
The Second Sex
Simone de Beauvoir · 1949
The founding text of modern feminism: one is not born, but becomes, a woman.
feminismclassic
View details