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A review by rachelthecrook
على مقهى الوجودية: الحرية والوجود وكوكتيلات المشمش by Sarah Bakewell, حسام نايل
5.0
I looooooved this book. I’ve been curious about phenomenology and existentialism since grad school - but reading primary texts with no context and little pre-existing knowledge is a slog. This provided rich insight into the history and personalities of existentialism while providing (what I imagine is) a high-level overview on the philosophy itself. A good book like this always sets my brain ping-ponging around in excitement.
Aside from being intellectually fun - I felt really connected with the ideas and people the author talked about. It a bit less lonely in my existentially-inclined brain, where I often find myself wondering how people get on life without constantly obsessing over meaning and being. I’m in (mostly) good company, it seems!
Aside from being intellectually fun - I felt really connected with the ideas and people the author talked about. It a bit less lonely in my existentially-inclined brain, where I often find myself wondering how people get on life without constantly obsessing over meaning and being. I’m in (mostly) good company, it seems!