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Philosophical fiction is any fiction that devotes a significant portion of its content to the sort of questions addressed by philosophy.It might explore any facet of the human condition, including the function and role of society, the nature and motivation of human acts, the purpose of life, ethics or morals, the role of art in human lives, the role of experience or reason in the development ...
Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Sartor Resartus. Leopardi, Giacomo. 1798-1837. Small Moral Works - Philosophical stories that were greatly enjoyed even by Arthur Schopenhauer. Kierkegaard, Søren. 1813-1855. Diary of a Seducer - A novel in the highly literary philosophical work Either/Or.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra, is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche; it was published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical ...
S. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. The Sea of Fertility. The Sky Crawlers. Slowness (novel) Solaris (novel) The Solitaire Mystery. Sophie's World. Spring Snow.
Jacques Derrida's entire oeuvre has been hugely influential for so-called continental philosophy and the understanding of the role of literature in modernity. Other works of fiction considered to have philosophical content include: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness; Fyodor Dostoevsky, Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment
Plot. The novel, set in the bohemian Paris of 1938, focuses on three days in the life of philosophy teacher Mathieu who is seeking money to pay for an abortion for his girlfriend, Marcelle. Sartre analyses the motives of various characters and their actions and takes into account the perceptions of others to give the reader a comprehensive ...
France. Media type. Print. Zadig; or, The Book of Fate (French: Zadig ou la Destinée; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The story of Zadig is a fictional story. Voltaire does not attempt any historical accuracy.
Pages in category "Philosophical fiction". The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Philosophical fiction. Philosophy and literature.