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Nov 03, 2004 10:22

Oh yeah, I've taken up a recent intrest in existentialism. If anyone could recommend some good books on the subject, I'd appreciate it.

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i_killed_joy November 3 2004, 09:21:42 UTC
You must have taken the time to see I Heart Huckabees. You can't truly understand existentialism without reading virtually all of what Nietzsche said. So, if you truly care about learning more, just take a trip to the local book store and purchase as many Nietzsche books as you can stand to read. Some of it is difficult to understand, but your time spent trying to pick up what he was saying will be worth it.

Also, interestingly enough, a huge part of existentialism is self actualization and responsibility. It is essential to understand that you are responsible for everything that happens to you. This is of course a conservative point-of-view.

You may want to reconsider educating yourself. You might not be pleased with what you learn.

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yumeki November 3 2004, 09:43:59 UTC
I havent seen I heart huckabees. I have a passing understanding of existentialism, though I appreciate the synopsis.

Furthermore, I've seen books say that Nietzsche wasn't even an existentialist. And thats kind of my point. I was hoping for specific books as oppose to, "as many Nietzsche books as you can stand to read". Plus I was hoping for something a little more broad. I have, "Existentialism: From Dostoevsky to Sartre", and Im enjoying it fairly well. I'd like to go through a few more books that offer a broad view of it before I start to tackle specific authors.

I dont think existentialism is as depressing as you seem to think it is. As my understanding of it is, it offers more of a freeing thought. It feels more empowering than anything else. Everything is up to me. So I can make anything as sad or as wonderful as I want. Its all my personal choice. Thats a wonderful thing. Or perhaps I just dont quite get it yet.

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