Books like The Ethics of Ambiguity
12 books with a reading profile close to The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir. Deep, contemplative and open-ended; a demanding read.
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The Paradoxes of Art
by Alan Paskow
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
In "The Paradoxes of Art," Alan Paskow addresses the ontological status of fictional entities and why humans feel genuine emotions toward characters they know do not exist.
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On the Genealogy of Morals
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, academic
Friedrich Nietzsche challenges the evolution of Western ethics by tracing the psychological origins of good and evil.
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Art as Experience
by John Dewey
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
John Dewey argues that art is not a finished object stored in a museum, but a continuous process of human interaction with the environment.
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On Free Choice of the Will
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
In this dialogue, Augustine investigates the origin of evil and the mechanics of human volition.
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Being There
by Andy Clark
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, academic
Andy Clark argues that human intelligence does not reside solely within the skull but emerges from the coordination of brain, body, and environment.
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On Photography
by Susan Sontag
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
Susan Sontag examines how the camera functions as an instrument of surveillance, appropriation, and moral detachment.
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The Struggle for Recognition
by Axel Honneth
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
Axel Honneth constructs a social theory centered on the premise that human identity depends on successful interaction within three distinct spheres of recognition: love, rights, and solidarity.
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
Wassily Kandinsky identifies painting as a psychological tool rather than a method for reproducing physical reality.
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After Virtue
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
Alasdair MacIntyre argues that contemporary moral discourse is in a state of terminal disarray because the Enlightenment project failed to provide a rational justification for objective morality.
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Living in the End Times
by Slavoj Žižek
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, academic
Slavoj Žižek uses Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s five stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—to categorize the global response to what he identifies as the terminal crisis of contemporary capital…
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Being and Nothingness
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, academic
Jean-Paul Sartre argues that human existence is defined by a fundamental gap between the conscious self, or being-for-itself, and the inert world of objects, known as being-in-itself.
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