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Philosophical Books
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Philosophical Connections
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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
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- the philosophy of farming/being close with the soil (Lenin's story)
- morality and ethics (adultery of Anna, forgiveness)
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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- 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
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Sophie's World
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Truancy
by Isamu Fukui
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-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"
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The Alchemist
by: Paulo Coelho
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-purpose in life
-destiny, fate, choice
-very inspirational
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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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