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A review by jwave08
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology by Jean-Paul Sartre
2.0
Ok ok ok, this was difficult. This is at a considerably different level of writing than my mere mortal brain can handle. I spent time trying to understand, then I started just trying to finish it. In my attempts of #100YearsOfBooks, I wanted at least one **heavy** text - I should not have chosen this one.
With that, I enjoy exploring ones self and having deep philosophical conversations. So, the spark notes of this was very helpful. I would not recommend this to anyone - even if you are quarantined with just the book in the room, I no sooner light it on fire for the entertainment of that.
I did leave this "experience" with some new insight though; or maybe old insight with new purpose. Even a slightly better understanding of those around me, and for that is good, right? Being moral is unauthentic; try that out in your head for size.
Because being is something the non-being would be. And by being non-being, is my nothingness entering in?
You may be asking "what?", and you would be right.
With that, I enjoy exploring ones self and having deep philosophical conversations. So, the spark notes of this was very helpful. I would not recommend this to anyone - even if you are quarantined with just the book in the room, I no sooner light it on fire for the entertainment of that.
I did leave this "experience" with some new insight though; or maybe old insight with new purpose. Even a slightly better understanding of those around me, and for that is good, right? Being moral is unauthentic; try that out in your head for size.
Because being is something the non-being would be. And by being non-being, is my nothingness entering in?
You may be asking "what?", and you would be right.