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[The Music of Chance] [By
by Paul Auster • 1990
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
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14k+
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By 89%
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
14k+ ratings
Existentialism
by Robert C. Solomon • 1974
No fixed human nature, only your choices. Each one invents you and implicates everyone else.
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384
Existentialism Summary
Existentialism 89%
No fixed human nature, only your choices. Each one invents you and implicates everyone else.
by Robert C. Solomon 1974
4.07
384 ratings
Existentialism
by Thomas R. Flynn • 2006
Your choices are all you are: a brief guide to the philosophy of radical freedom.
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Existentialism Summary
Existentialism 89%
Your choices are all you are: a brief guide to the philosophy of radical freedom.
by Thomas R. Flynn 2006
3.49
2k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox • 2011
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
4.12
121
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness 89%
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
by Gary Cox 2011
4.12
121 ratings
A Life Worth Living
by Robert Zaretsky • 2013
The universe is silent, life has no given meaning. Camus: that is where freedom begins.
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647
A Life Worth Living Summary
A Life Worth Living 89%
The universe is silent, life has no given meaning. Camus: that is where freedom begins.
by Robert Zaretsky 2013
4.00
647 ratings
The Rebel
by Albert Camus • 1951
Rebellion either creates solidarity or becomes murder: a journey from blasphemy to the guillotine.
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The Rebel Summary
The Rebel 89%
Rebellion either creates solidarity or becomes murder: a journey from blasphemy to the guillotine.
by Albert Camus 1951
4.13
19k+ ratings
The Age of Defeat
by Colin Wilson • 1959
Why the hero vanished: affluence, conformity, and philosophy all taught us we don't matter.
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59
The Age of Defeat Summary
The Age of Defeat 89%
Why the hero vanished: affluence, conformity, and philosophy all taught us we don't matter.
by Colin Wilson 1959
4.00
59 ratings
Huis clos
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1944
Three strangers arrive in hell expecting torture. Instead they get a drawing room and each other.
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Huis clos Summary
Huis clos 89%
Three strangers arrive in hell expecting torture. Instead they get a drawing room and each other.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1944
4.11
47k+ ratings
Being and Time
by Martin Heidegger • 1927
Reality's biggest question has been forgotten: start with the anxious, mortal creature who asks it.
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Being and Time Summary
Being and Time 89%
Reality's biggest question has been forgotten: start with the anxious, mortal creature who asks it.
by Martin Heidegger 1927
4.05
28k+ ratings
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
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10k+
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 89%
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
by Thomas Ligotti 2011
4.01
10k+ ratings
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1943
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
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35k+
Being and Nothingness Summary
Being and Nothingness 88%
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943
3.99
35k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
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I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 88%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
The Ethics of Ambiguity
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1947
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
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8k+
The Ethics of Ambiguity Summary
The Ethics of Ambiguity 88%
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1947
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Trial
by Franz Kafka • 1925
Arrested without charges, a bank clerk navigates a labyrinthine court where acquittal is a myth.
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402k+
The Trial Summary
The Trial 88%
Arrested without charges, a bank clerk navigates a labyrinthine court where acquittal is a myth.
by Franz Kafka 1925
3.94
402k+ ratings
The Foundation Pit
by Andrei Platonov • 1994
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
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7k+
The Foundation Pit Summary
The Foundation Pit 88%
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
by Andrei Platonov 1994
3.78
7k+ ratings
Caligula and Three Other Plays
by Albert Camus • 1949
Four plays by Albert Camus where grief becomes tyranny, silence kills, and justice demands blood.
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3k+
Caligula and Three Other Plays Summary
Caligula and Three Other Plays 88%
Four plays by Albert Camus where grief becomes tyranny, silence kills, and justice demands blood.
by Albert Camus 1949
4.07
3k+ ratings
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1938
A historian's diary becomes a record of his unraveling as ordinary objects turn hostile and unreal.
3.93
142k+
Nausea Summary
Nausea 88%
A historian's diary becomes a record of his unraveling as ordinary objects turn hostile and unreal.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938
3.93
142k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka • 1915
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
3.91
1.5M+
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis 88%
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
by Franz Kafka 1915
3.91
1.5M+ ratings
The Courage to Be
by Paul Tillich • 1952
Anxiety is the awareness you might not exist. Courage is the act that says yes anyway.
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4k+
The Courage to Be Summary
The Courage to Be 88%
Anxiety is the awareness you might not exist. Courage is the act that says yes anyway.
by Paul Tillich 1952
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4k+ ratings
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1935
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
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20k+
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov Summary
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov 88%
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935
3.92
20k+ ratings
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 88%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
Philosophy of Existence
by Karl Jaspers • 1938
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
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323
Philosophy of Existence Summary
Philosophy of Existence 88%
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
by Karl Jaspers 1938
3.79
323 ratings
Why Does the World Exist?
by Jim Holt • 2011
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
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7k+
Why Does the World Exist? Summary
Why Does the World Exist? 88%
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
by Jim Holt 2011
3.81
7k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
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A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 88%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
by Gordon Marino • 2018
Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.
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1k+
The Existentialist's Survival Guide Summary
The Existentialist's Survival Guide 88%
Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.
by Gordon Marino 2018
3.69
1k+ ratings
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
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2k+
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes 88%
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
by Julien Gracq 1951
4.01
2k+ ratings
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter • 2023
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
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34k+
Ripe Summary
Ripe 88%
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023
3.58
34k+ ratings
Capitalist Realism
by Mark Fisher • 2009
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
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41k+
Capitalist Realism Summary
Capitalist Realism 88%
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
by Mark Fisher 2009
4.21
41k+ ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
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522
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 88%
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024
3.91
522 ratings
Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt • 1968
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
4.18
843
Totalitarianism Summary
Totalitarianism 88%
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
by Hannah Arendt 1968
4.18
843 ratings
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1944
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
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2k+
What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism? 88%
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944
3.91
2k+ ratings
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker • 2011
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
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3k+
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet 88%
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
by Eugene Thacker 2011
3.68
3k+ ratings
Political Ponerology
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski • 2007
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
4.06
398
Political Ponerology Summary
Political Ponerology 88%
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski 2007
4.06
398 ratings
1984 and Philosophy
by Ezio Nucci • 2018
Orwell's 1984 as philosophy: language can erase thought, truth is a weapon, and love becomes revolt.
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41
1984 and Philosophy Summary
1984 and Philosophy 88%
Orwell's 1984 as philosophy: language can erase thought, truth is a weapon, and love becomes revolt.
by Ezio Nucci 2018
4.20
41 ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
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7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 88%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
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314
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 88%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
The Castle
by Franz Kafka • 1926
A land surveyor arrives in a snowbound village where the castle denies ever sending for him.
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77k+
The Castle Summary
The Castle 88%
A land surveyor arrives in a snowbound village where the castle denies ever sending for him.
by Franz Kafka 1926
3.91
77k+ ratings
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 88%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
Ride the Tiger
by Julius Evola • 1961
Civilizations die. The real move: stop defending ruins and anchor in something death can't touch.
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2k+
Ride the Tiger Summary
Ride the Tiger 88%
Civilizations die. The real move: stop defending ruins and anchor in something death can't touch.
by Julius Evola 1961
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus • 1942
The only real philosophical question is suicide. The answer is not hope, but revolt.
4.21
66k+
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays 88%
The only real philosophical question is suicide. The answer is not hope, but revolt.
by Albert Camus 1942
4.21
66k+ ratings
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus • 1942
Indifferent universe, no cosmic meaning: why not end it? Camus answers with Sisyphus.
4.17
99k+
The Myth of Sisyphus Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus 88%
Indifferent universe, no cosmic meaning: why not end it? Camus answers with Sisyphus.
by Albert Camus 1942
4.17
99k+ ratings
Standpoints
by Svend Brinkmann • 2018
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
3.77
787
Standpoints Summary
Standpoints 88%
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
by Svend Brinkmann 2018
3.77
787 ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 2023
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
4.28
577
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 88%
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
by Franz Kafka 2023
4.28
577 ratings
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1996
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
3.85
5k+
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 88%
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
by Franz Kafka 1996
3.85
5k+ ratings
At the Existentialist Café
by Sarah Bakewell • 2016
The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.
4.24
20k+
At the Existentialist Café Summary
At the Existentialist Café 88%
The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.
by Sarah Bakewell 2016
4.24
20k+ ratings
Very Little...Almost Nothing
by Simon Critchley • 2004
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
3.89
132
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing 87%
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
by Simon Critchley 2004
3.89
132 ratings
Existential Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1980
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
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7k+
Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Existential Psychotherapy 87%
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1980
4.46
7k+ ratings
Homo Sacer
by Giorgio Agamben • 1994
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
4.06
5k+
Homo Sacer Summary
Homo Sacer 87%
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
by Giorgio Agamben 1994
4.06
5k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani • 2008
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
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1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 87%
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Industrial Society and Its Future
by Ted Kaczynski • 2024
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
3.88
203
Industrial Society and Its Future Summary
Industrial Society and Its Future 87%
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
by Ted Kaczynski 2024
3.88
203 ratings
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