Existentially Challenged (Deda Files, 2)

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I felt the plot was less engaging than the first book, though still enjoyable. Existentially Challenged suffers a little from sequel syndrome where it is having to follow on from a great first novel and also set up for the next book and so the content does suffer a little. Will Save the Galaxy for Food, a comedic sci-fi work about space adventurers, just felt like a rehash of previous work, and at this point I thought that maybe I was just overexposed to Croshaw’s particular tics and subject matter and should stop buying his books. Particularly grating was his need to elaborate on every synonym as if his books are just extended Zero Punctuation episodes, showing how one can over-play to one’s strengths. In Differently Morphous, I was fascinated how Yahtzee can use characters that basically are silly caricatures dialed up to 11, yet still use them for a complex, reasonably nuanced exploration of a topic through their interactions. There was less of it in this book, and it was a lot less interesting. This, combined with the fact that Dr Diablerie wasn't on the scene as much, is why it's not getting five stars.

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McDonald, William (2009). "Søren Kierkegaard". In Edward N. Zalta (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2009 Edition). This book feels surprisingly low stakes for a story involving multiple ancient god-like entities, ultimately being a supernatural murder mystery, but a fun and well done one. There's also a lot of emphasis on how the characters and their relationships with each other are changed in the wake of the events of the first book, which is another reason to be sure to read that one first. How invested you are in these characters will significantly affect how interested you'll be in half the book. Personally, my only disappointment with the book is that a little more time wasn't spent on aspects of that...I liked what was there, I just wish some of it had gone deeper. This book is a sequel to Differently Morphous(released in 2019) and I highly recommend that you read it before you start with this one! It’s one of my favourite audiobook, it’s just a terrific read. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche were two of the first philosophers considered fundamental to the existentialist movement, though neither used the term "existentialism" and it is unclear whether they would have supported the existentialism of the 20th century. They focused on subjective human experience rather than the objective truths of mathematics and science, which they believed were too detached or observational to truly get at the human experience. Like Pascal, they were interested in people's quiet struggle with the apparent meaninglessness of life and the use of diversion to escape from boredom. Unlike Pascal, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche also considered the role of making free choices, particularly regarding fundamental values and beliefs, and how such choices change the nature and identity of the chooser. [63] Kierkegaard's knight of faith and Nietzsche's Übermensch are representative of people who exhibit freedom, in that they define the nature of their own existence. Nietzsche's idealized individual invents his own values and creates the very terms they excel under. By contrast, Kierkegaard, opposed to the level of abstraction in Hegel, and not nearly as hostile (actually welcoming) to Christianity as Nietzsche, argues through a pseudonym that the objective certainty of religious truths (specifically Christian) is not only impossible, but even founded on logical paradoxes. Yet he continues to imply that a leap of faith is a possible means for an individual to reach a higher stage of existence that transcends and contains both an aesthetic and ethical value of life. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche were also precursors to other intellectual movements, including postmodernism, and various strands of psychotherapy. [ citation needed] However, Kierkegaard believed that individuals should live in accordance with their thinking. [64] Dostoyevsky [ edit ] The rejection of reason as the source of meaning is a common theme of existentialist thought, as is the focus on the anxiety and dread that we feel in the face of our own radical free will and our awareness of death. Kierkegaard advocated rationality as a means to interact with the objective world (e.g., in the natural sciences), but when it comes to existential problems, reason is insufficient: "Human reason has boundaries". [52]Ann Fulton, Apostles of Sartre: Existentialism in America, 1945–1963, Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1999, p. 12-13 & 18–19. This is the second book in a series. I couldn't remember enough from the first book and so I often felt lost and was missing the context.

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This section may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. ( November 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Paul Tillich, an important existentialist theologian following Kierkegaard and Karl Barth, applied existentialist concepts to Christian theology, and helped introduce existential theology to the general public. His seminal work The Courage to Be follows Kierkegaard's analysis of anxiety and life's absurdity, but puts forward the thesis that modern humans must, via God, achieve selfhood in spite of life's absurdity. Rudolf Bultmann used Kierkegaard's and Heidegger's philosophy of existence to demythologize Christianity by interpreting Christian mythical concepts into existentialist concepts. Loving that the LGBT and POC rep is even better than before and how almost everyone develops in surprising ways.Wahl, Jean André (1949). A Short History of Existentialism. New York: Philosophical Library. pp.32–33. a b Wartenberg, Thomas (2009). Existentialism: A Beginner's Guide. Oxford: One World. ISBN 9781780740201. Cincotta, Madeleine Strong (1989). Luigi Pirandello: The Humorous Existentialist. University of Wollongong Press. ISBN 9780864180902 . Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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Best of Yahtzee books. I tried mogworld and it was so had I didn't read anything until this year and each book is an improvement. The main story is meh and the twists are telegraphed but the side story about the arch energy is easily the best part.Sartre, Jean Paul (1992). "Chapter 1". Being and Nothingness. Translated by Barnes, Hazel E. New York: Washington Square Press. ISBN 978-0230006737. Plesa, Patric (2021-07-14). "Reassessing Existential Constructs and Subjectivity: Freedom and Authenticity in Neoliberalism". Journal of Humanistic Psychology: 002216782110320. doi: 10.1177/00221678211032065. ISSN 0022-1678. story is amazing. it's exactly the kind of humorous and thoughtful writing you can expect from Yahtzee Croshaw. Wren, Celia (12 December 2007). "From Forum, an Earnest and Painstaking 'Antigone' ". Washington Post . Retrieved 2008-04-07. a b Thompson, Mel; Rodgers, Nigel (2010). Understanding Existentialism: Teach Yourself. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444134216– via Google Books.