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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Well-known example of a modern philosophical novel. Santayana, George: 1863–1952 Unamuno, Miguel de: 1864–1936 Pirandello, Luigi: 1867–1936 Maxim Gorky: 1868-1936 The Life of Klim Samgin; Proust, Marcel: 1871-1922 In Search of Lost Time; Chesterton, G. K. 1874-1936 Mann, Thomas: 1875-1955 The Magic Mountain; Hesse ...
Philosophical fiction is any fiction that devotes a significant portion of its content to the sort of questions addressed by philosophy.It might explore any facet of the human condition, including the function and role of society, the nature and motivation of human acts, the purpose of life, ethics or morals, the role of art in human lives, the role of experience or reason in the development ...
Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life is a 2020 nonfiction book by the English political philosopher John Gray. The book uses the concept of the detached and carefree temperament of the typical house cat as a springboard for discussing humans' approach to philosophy and the meaning of life. Gray employs a lighthearted tone for much of ...
Jorge Luis Borges introduces many philosophical themes, and several fictional philosophers, in his short stories. [5] A fictional philosophical movement is a part of the premise of his story Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, and the unnamed narrator of his story The Library of Babel could also be called a fictional philosopher. [6]
Martel has said that Life of Pi can be summarized in three statements: "Life is a story"; "You can choose your story"; "A story with God is the better story". [26] Reviewer Gordon Houser suggests that there are two main themes of the book: "that all life is interdependent, and that we live and breathe via belief." [27]
Novels where philosophical ideas form the main crux of the narrative. Category:Novels about philosophers categorizes biographical novels about philosophers. Subcategories
The movie and book share no common story elements, and the philosophical connection to the book is reduced to some pictorial format and a few seconds of on-screen dialogue. [12] Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has cited the book as an influence on their album, Yield. [13] Quinn responds to the album's significance in relation to the book on his ...
"The Three Questions" is a 1903 short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy as part of the collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales. The story takes the form of a parable, and it concerns a king who wants to find the answers to what he considers the three most important questions in life.