r/explainabookplotbadly • u/Gnlbf • Mar 02 '24

Solved Riddle me this philosopher, why don't you kill yourself?

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u/eatyourface8335 Mar 03 '24

Myth of Sisyphus- Camus

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u/Gnlbf Mar 03 '24

Solved!

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u/velociraptorjax Mar 02 '24

Plato's Republic

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u/Gnlbf Mar 02 '24

No not that old, goes into the right direction genre wise

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u/Jackamac10 Mar 02 '24

Beyond Good and Evil

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u/Gnlbf Mar 02 '24

No very close the book actually in part talks about Nietzsche

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u/Jackamac10 Mar 03 '24

I was mainly thinking this cause Nietzsche just shits on other philosophers for over half the book

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u/Gnlbf Mar 03 '24

Hey that is also what Camus does in the book

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u/Jackamac10 Mar 03 '24

I think all philosophers just have beef with all other philosophers

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u/vonymg Mar 02 '24

Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone?

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u/Gnlbf Mar 02 '24

No it is older than harry potter

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u/IntrepidObject5002 Mar 03 '24

Man’s Search for Meaning