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6 essential books on existentialist philosophy

There is a wide variety of ideologies that comprise the existentialist school of thought.
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6 books that shaped Japanese philosophy

Picking a few books to characterize an entire intellectual tradition is tough.That's because, in my view, history isn't driven by "great men" like the 19th-century historian Thomas Carlyle thought.
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When Animals Dream by David M. Pena-Guzman

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During the nineteenth century it was widely believed by both scientists and lay people that some species of non-human animals dream.
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Debating the A Priori by Paul Boghossian & Timothy Williamson

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There was a time when the a priori - it means knowledge that's gained independent of experience of the world - was simpler.
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The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom by John Gray

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This is not your standard philosophical treatise on free will.In typical John Gray style, The Soul of the Marionette (2015) considers a more extreme angle.
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A History of Lying by Juan Jacinto Munoz-Rengel

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Many of us would prob ably say that lying is a matter of moral choice - to tell the truth or not.
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We Have Always Been Cyborgs by Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

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'Transhumanism' is a movement which says that we should enhance humanity with technology.
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Free Will: An Opinionated Guide by Alfred R. Mele

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Free Will: An Opinionated Guide by Alfred R. Mele (2022) explores arguments on free will while presenting the author's own position on the subject.
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Ways of Being Alive by Baptiste Morizot

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Baptiste Morizot is a respected professor of philosophy who howls, if not directly at the moon, then at least at wolves who might be howling at the moon.
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Failures of Forgivenes by Myisha Cherry

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Myisha Cherry invites us to practice forgiveness more expansively.This is not to say that she thinks we should be more forgiving.
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Metamodernism: The Future of Theory by Jason Storm

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Faced with the dire plight of modern culture, what are we postmodern humans to do?
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The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song (2022) eponymously declares itself to be philosophical, but it is not clear if or how it is a philosophical work.
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The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom by John Gray

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This is not your standard philosophical treatise on free will.In typical John Gray style, The Soul of the Marionette (2015) considers a more extreme angle.
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Looking for Theophrastus by Laura Beatty

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In the mid-fourth century BCE, Athens was between its peak as an imperial power and its decline into one more of Alexander the Great's colonies.
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The Revolt Against Humanity by Adam Kirsch

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Adam Kirsch is an American poet, biographer, literary critic, a faculty member at Columbia University, and a widely-published public intellectual.
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Debating Multiculturalism: Should There Be Minority Rights? by Peter Balint & Patti Tamara Lenard

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How do we navigate cultural differences in multicultural societies?This question is the subject of heated public debates.
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The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton

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Immanuel Kant, Werner Heisenberg, and Jorge Luis Borges walk into a bar.Kant, ever punctual, arrives first.
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Sophie's World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder, Vincent Zabus & Nicoby

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Everything, All the Time, Everywhere by Stuart Jeffries

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Another book on post modernism?Isn't that yesterday's news?Or maybe last decade's?
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Moral Feelings, Moral Reality, & Moral Progress and Analytic Philosophy & Human Life by Thomas Nagel

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Picture Book Philosophy

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Toad arrives at Frog's house with a batch of delicious, freshly baked cookies.The two amphibians tuck in, only to find that, to their dismay, they cannot stop.
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