Popular European Philosophical Books

Find philosophical books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (173)

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El proceso by Franz Kafka ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Un día al despertarse Josef K. descubre dos hombres vestidos estrafalariamente, que vienen a arritarle, en nombre de un misterioso tribunal.....

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Etica para Amador by Fernando Savater ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
«Ética para Amador nunca fue un recetario de soluciones ―hay que hacer esto, no hay que hacer aquello― sino una invitación. ¿A qué? A reflexionar. ¿Sobre qué? Sobre la orientación que podemos dar a nuestra vida. Porque la ética consiste en intentar vivir a propósito, de un modo deliberado y consciente». Siguiendo la estructura de una larga carta dirigida a un adolescente, el autor analiza algunas de las cuestiones éticas más esenciales para la sociedad actual: el correcto ejercicio de la libertad, la ac... continue

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Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre FR

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
This book presents a new English translation of two seminal works by Jean-Paul Sartre, the most dominant European intellectual of the post-World War II decades. The volume includes Sartre's 1945 lecture “Existentialism Is a Humanism” and his analysis of Camus's The Stranger, along with a discussion of these works by acclaimed Sartre biographer Annie Cohen-Solal. This edition is a translation of the 1996 French edition, which includes Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre's introduction and a Q&A with Sartre about his lecture. In her foreword, intended for an American audience, acclaimed Sartre biographer Anni... continue

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Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Considered one of the world's greatest novels, this controversial classic offers modern readers a vivid, timeless depiction of the clash between the older Russian aristocracy and the youthful radicalism that foreshadowed the revolution. Includes a new Introduction. Reissue.

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Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe DE

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Den store tragedien om alkymisten og filosofen Faust er en av hjørnesteinenei tysk - og europeisk - litteratur. Det sentrale motivet er pakten Faust har inngått med djevelen: Faust skal få hjelp til å nå alle sine mål, men han skal miste sin sjel til det onde dersom han fristes til å holde fast ved øyeblikket og glemmer sin sannhetssøken og streben etter erkjennelse.

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Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and Camus Writing under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command. Believing Abraham's unreserved obedience to be the essential leap of faith needed to make a full commitment to his religion, Kierkegaard himself made great sacrifices in order to dedicate his life entirely to his philos... continue

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Fermat's Last Theorem : The Story of a Riddle that Confounded the World's Greatest Minds for 358 Years by Simon Singh EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
This is the story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century, but which every child can understand. It includes the fascinating story of Andrew Wiles who finally cracked the code.

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Fragile Identities : Towards a Theology of Interreligious Hospitality by Marianne Moyaert EN

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Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Interreligious dialogue is one of the major challenges confronting contemporary theology. In particular, the so-called “dialogical tension” between openness and identity has been a central issue: Can one maintain one's religious identity without closing oneself off from the other? In general, Christian reflection on interreligious dialogue begins with a theological reflection on religious plurality that assumes that one cannot engage seriously in interreligious dialogue without a sound theology of religions. In this book Marianne Moyaert critically assesses the various models for a Christian t... continue

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Green Henry by Gottfried Keller EN

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Country: Europe / Switzerland flag Switzerland
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One of the most outstanding and personal Bildungsroman writ­ten in the German language. This unique edition is enriched with notes and extra material for readers.

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Happiness by Aminatta Forna EN

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Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
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From award-winning writer Aminatta Forna, a stunning novel bringing an American scientist and a Ghanaian psychologist together in London in a hunt for a missing boy--and an expansive, subtle tale of loss, hope, love, compassion, culture, and the true meaning of happiness.