Tag Archives: Franz Kafka
An Existential Disconnect
In Franz Kafka’s (very) short 1908 story “The Passenger” he writes: I am standing on the platform of the tram and I am entirely uncertain as to my place in this world, in this town, in my family. Not even … Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, Existential disconnect, Franz Kafka, human history, justification, The Passenger
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Before The Law
Franz Kafka’s Before the Law is a deliciously ambiguous parable that is part of his 1925 novel The Trial – about a man from the country who goes to the king’s castle in order to gain entry before the Law. … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, Before the Law, Existentialism is a Humanism, fate, Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre, meaning of life, parable, reason for being
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Existentialism Revisited
In Macbeth William Shakespeare reveals himself to be somewhat of an early Existentialist, when Lady Macbeth kills herself, and Macbeth reacts as follows: Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage … Continue reading
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Tagged absurdism, Albert Camus, Existence, existentialism, fate, Franz Kafka, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, life, meaning, Paul Tillich, purpose of life, Walter Kaufmann
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