Books like The Myth of Sisyphus
12 books with a reading profile close to The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and open-ended; a demanding read.
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Fear and Trembling
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
Søren Kierkegaard, writing under the pseudonym Johannes de Silentio, examines the psychological state of Abraham during the biblical command to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
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The Burnout Society
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Byung-Chul Han argues that Western society has shifted from a disciplinary model defined by prohibitions to an achievement-oriented model defined by positive pressure.
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The Symposium
by Plato
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, dense
Set in a celebratory banquet at the house of Agathon, this dialogue presents seven distinct speeches regarding the nature of Eros.
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, dense
Albert Camus addresses the tension between the human drive for logic and the silent, irrational universe, a conflict he defines as the Absurd.
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The Anti-Christ
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Friedrich Nietzsche presents a polemic against institutional Christianity, identifying it as a historical corruption of the original impulses found in the life of Jesus.
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
Zarathustra, a mountain-dwelling recluse, descends to humanity to announce that God is dead, leaving a moral vacuum that individuals must fill themselves.
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Undoing Gender
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
Judith Butler addresses the political and social conditions that define which lives are recognized as human.
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Existentialism is a Humanism
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Modified from a transcript of his 1945 lecture, Sartre’s text defends existentialism against accusations of nihilism and quietism.
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Duineser Elegien
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
The ten elegies bridge the divide between flawed human mortality and the terrifying perfection of the Angel.
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On Free Choice of the Will
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, dense
In this dialogue, Augustine investigates the origin of evil and the mechanics of human volition.
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, dense
René Descartes initiates a systematic withdrawal from all previously held beliefs to identify what cannot be doubted.
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