false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172198059m/148798.jpg 148798 6 <div>Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), novelist, essayist, and playwright, was one of the most important Polish writers of the twentieth century. A candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, he was described by Milan Kundera as &#8220;one of the great novelists of our century&#8221; and by John Updike as &#8220;one of the profoundest of the late moderns.&#8221;<br>Gombrowicz&#8217;s works were considered scandalous and subversive by the ruling powers in Poland and were banned for nearly forty years. He spent his last years in France teaching philosophy; this book is a series of reflections based on his lectures.<br>Gombrowicz discusses Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Heidegger in six &#8220;one-hour&#8221; essays and addresses Marxism in a shorter &#8220;fifteen-minute&#8221; piece. The text&#8212;a small literary gem full of sardonic wit, brilliant insights, and provocative criticism&#8212;constructs the philosophical lineage of his work.<br><br></div> 1764313 1995 A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes total:32|5:11|4:8|3:12|2:0|1:1| 32 124 74 5 3 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 00:28:13 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 08:03:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 04 22:31:25 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 04 22:32:04 -0700 2007
Heidegger dice que la esencia del hombre es su existencia, que el hombre no es una cosa definida. No hay modelos de hombre -como por ejemplo en la filosofía católica-, sino que el hombre es una existencia que está haciéndose. Diferencia sutil, pero profunda...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 14 05:52:55 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 06:02:40 -0700 2007 the book is from 1969, the lectures delivered to Gombrowicz's wife Rita and a friend of theirs; the author was in the last year of his life--Rita and the friend thought engaging in a project woul...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 27 00:48:32 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 19:09:23 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 00:48:32 -0700 2008
I like Gombrowicz's fiction and don't know much about philosophy, so I thought I'd try it. I did learn a lot and I liked his tone, but it would probably be better for me to read more deeply before getti...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 23 11:20:32 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 15 18:53:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 02:10:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 02:10:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 19:43:38 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:43:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 14:30:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:30:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 23:00:32 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 23:00:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 08:51:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:51:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 22:50:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 22:50:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 27 11:51:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:51:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 15:16:11 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 15:16:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 14:32:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:32:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 14:55:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 14:57:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 19:11:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:11:43 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Jun 16 18:52:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:52:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 02 19:44:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 19:44:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 08:01:36 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:21:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 17 12:02:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:03:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=148798