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The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Kundera

October 4, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

Milan Kundera writes with a unique prose style that is akin to reading a handful of short stories, all relating to the same characters and topic; the result is a grand symphony that feels light to read, yet captures the details… Continue Reading →

Reading List fiction, love, metaphysics, philosophy

Confession – Tolstoy

August 1, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

Tolstoy perfectly captures the metaphysical anguish of the human condition down to the letter. He writes it in a way that does not dictate or demand, but takes the reader on his journey from disenfranchised youth, through an existential journey to where… Continue Reading →

Reading List existentialism, life, metaphysics, non-fiction

The Plague – Camus

July 28, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

If you haven’t already fallen in love with Camus, stop reading here. There is nothing I can say that will speak louder than his own words. Go pick up any of his books and then come back so I can… Continue Reading →

Reading List classics, existentialism, fiction, metaphysics

On the Suffering of the World – Schopenhauer

July 26, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

The most brilliantly amusing philosophical read there is. Arthur Schopenhauer touches on everything from spirituality, religion, death, sex & boredom. Schopenhauer was a german philosopher who read a lot of Buddhism. The result is a light-hearted, un-attached view of the world that makes… Continue Reading →

Reading List metaphysics, non-fiction, philosophy

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