My Ivy League Philosophy Degree
Discover the essential books that shaped my Ivy League Philosophy Degree. Explore top philosophy texts and readings from elite university curricula to deepen your understanding.
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Philosophical Fragments, Johannes Climacus
by S©ıren Kierkegaard
The Danish philosopher's influential work, outlining the distinction between Socratic irony and the leap of faith required for Christian belief, argues that freedom, which cannot be understood or proved, is the necessary condition for Christianity. Also includes the unfinished narrative "Johannes Climacus" in which a man sets out to doubt everything - a critique of Cartesian and Hegelian approaches to philosophy.
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Being and Time
by Martin Heidegger
One of the most important philosophical works of our time -- a work that has had tremendous influence on philosophy, literature, and psychology, and has literally changed the intellectual map of the modern world.
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Existentialism and Human Emotions
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Proposes that individuals must create their own values, take responsibility for their actions, and find a sense of meaning while living in a universe without purpose.
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Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre explains the theory of existential psychoanalysis in this treatise on human reality.