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Philosophical Books

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Book

Philosophical Connections

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

 

 - the philosophy of farming/being close with the soil (Lenin's story)

 - morality and ethics (adultery of Anna, forgiveness)

 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

 

 

- talks a lot about destiny, fate and time travel

- discusses whether or not we have a set destiny and if it is possible to change it

 Sophie's World

 

 

 

 Truancy
by Isamu Fukui

 

-Science Fiction

-City is completely totalitarian

-Truancy are a group of youth that have dropped away from the city and are rebelling against the repressive Educators

-deals with the possibilities of anarchism and censorship, also makes a statement about "the futility of the endless cycle of violence in the world"  

 

The Alchemist

by: Paulo Coelho 

 

-purpose in life

-destiny, fate, choice 

-very inspirational

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (1)

Zane said

at 11:18 am on Feb 19, 2009

Atlas Srugged by Ayn Rand hell of a read, about a philosophy of life and how we will all succeed.
Farenheight 451 & 1984 & A brave new world. All the same idea about what could happen to the world

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