Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #275282 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Customer Reviews

Interesting text from an interesting author
E.M. Cioran is one of the peripheral (non French [technically], non German, non Anglo-American) characters of philosophy but, as any of them are, he is an interesting aside to the major ideological fights. Part of the rich history of Existentialism, Cioran is certainly not a philosopher of hope and inspiration but rather the man who could make Schopenhauer feel absolutely dreadful. Meditations and lamentations on life and it's futility, he is a tangible example of the 'moody Existentialist' stereotype many people hold in their minds.

Starting his career when his mother told him she considered an abortion for him, he took himself to new highs and lows of explaining why being born was the ultimate immoral act and how death is no better. Bleak, unintentionally funny, and comically Existential, I would recommend this to people interested in characters such as Schopenhauer, Ortega y Gasset, Unamuno, Sartre, Camus, and others from the rich canon of literature relating to existence. Also, a great book of aphorisms to liven up any party!

Kicking Optimism in the Face
This is a beautiful book that burns you turning your thoughts upside down about life and society. If read closely it will rescue you from the mundane. READ IT.

The best philosopher i ever read.
He's brilliant. The most daring philosopher of XXth century. It's like a revelation. Iconoclast at extreme.