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Affiche du document Nothing Means Anything (And That's, Like, Profound)

Nothing Means Anything (And That's, Like, Profound)

Sophia Blackwell

1h29min15

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119 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h29min.
Finally, a philosophy book that doesn't take itself as seriously as the theorists it eviscerates! "Nothing Means Anything" mercilessly skewers postmodernism's most pretentious thinkers with savage wit and zero academic mercy.Journey through the impenetrable jargon, circular logic, and breathtaking hypocrisy of French intellectuals who made careers out of stating the obvious in the most confusing way possible. From Derrida's word games to Foucault's paranoid power trips, from Baudrillard's reality-denial to Lyotard's grand narrative about the end of grand narratives, this book translates postmodern gobbledygook into hilarious plain English.Whether you're a traumatized humanities student seeking revenge on the theorists who destroyed your GPA, a curious reader wondering what all the fuss is about, or just someone who enjoys watching pretentious nonsense get thoroughly roasted, this irreverent guide delivers. You'll learn how to sound profound while saying absolutely nothing, why your IKEA catalog is more meaningful than your actual life, and how to win any argument by claiming everything is a "discourse" (don't forget the air quotes).Warning: Reading this book in public may cause uncontrollable snorting, concerned looks from strangers, and a weird sense of relief that someone finally said what we've all been thinking about these turtleneck-wearing, cigarette-smoking harbingers of intellectual doom. May cause spontaneous clarity and the disturbing realization that these insufferable French people might occasionally have been right about something.
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Affiche du document Noble Savage, Deadbeat Dad

Noble Savage, Deadbeat Dad

Sophia Blackwell

1h07min30

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90 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h07min.
In this mercilessly funny takedown, Jean-Jacques Rousseau—history's most insufferable philosopher—gets the roasting he so richly deserves. "Noble Savage, Deadbeat Dad" exposes the spectacular hypocrisy of a man who abandoned five children at orphanages while writing the definitive guide to education, preached natural virtue while exposing himself to strangers, and railed against wealth while living off rich patrons.Laugh out loud as we dissect Rousseau's greatest contradictions: his fetishization of indigenous cultures (without meeting any actual indigenous people), his belief that society corrupts natural goodness (while engaging in deeply unnatural bedroom activities), and his conviction that he alone understood true freedom (while being pathologically dependent on others for basic survival).This savagely irreverent guide reveals how a paranoid, chronically constipated Swiss misanthrope somehow managed to inspire both democracy AND totalitarianism between bouts of accusing everyone he met of conspiring against him. With brutal honesty and razor-sharp wit, we explore how Rousseau's complete disaster of a personal life somehow produced philosophical insights that still haunt us today—especially when we complain about technology ruining society while scrolling through social media.Perfect for philosophy students in desperate need of comic relief, or anyone who enjoys watching narcissistic geniuses get thoroughly eviscerated. Warning: Reading this book in public may cause uncontrollable laughter and concerned looks from serious academics.
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Affiche du document What the Hell

What the Hell

Sophia Blackwell

1h34min30

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126 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h34min.
Finally, a philosophy book that won't make you contemplate throwing yourself into the abyss! " WHAT THE HELL" tears into Ludwig Wittgenstein—history's most insufferable genius—with savage wit and zero academic pretension.Journey through the mind-bending contradictions of a trust-fund philosopher who claimed to solve all philosophical problems (twice!), while making everyone around him miserable. Discover how a man who couldn't maintain a single healthy relationship somehow revolutionized our understanding of language, meaning, and communication.From his early days writing numbered lists so pretentious they make Instagram influencers look humble, to his later career interrupting people to tell them they're using words wrong, this book exposes Wittgenstein in all his paradoxical glory. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll question whether language has any meaning at all—just like Ludwig wanted!Whether you're a philosophy student desperately seeking comic relief, or simply enjoy watching neurotic geniuses get thoroughly roasted, this irreverent guide proves that even the most profound philosophical insights can come from someone you'd absolutely hate to be seated next to at dinner. Warning: Reading this book in public may cause uncontrollable snorting in libraries and concerned looks from serious academics.
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Affiche du document The Sickness Unto Death, and Other Fun Danish Party Games

The Sickness Unto Death, and Other Fun Danish Party Games

Sophia Blackwell

1h19min30

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106 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
he Sickness Unto Death, and Other Fun Danish Party Games: Kierkegaard Without the Prozac is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally insightful, and occasionally soul-crushing guide to philosophy’s original sadboy, Søren Kierkegaard.Tired of reading philosophy that feels like intellectual sandpaper? This book unpacks Kierkegaard’s anxiety-fueled, despair-drenched theology with the humor and honesty it desperately needs. From aesthetic dead-ends to existential panic, from absurd leaps of faith to spiritual ghosting, this irreverent (but accurate!) guide doesn’t just explain Kierkegaard—it translates him for the modern reader who’s spiritually curious and emotionally exhausted.Perfect for readers who love philosophy but hate philosophers, theology with a side of dark humor, and the occasional mental breakdown in pursuit of authenticity.What you’ll get inside:Pseudonyms, despair, and that one time Abraham almost committed murder in the name of faithThe aesthetic life: fun until it isn’tWhy being a good person might still mean you’re completely lostFaith, absurdity, and how to jump into the void without looking downKierkegaard’s existential glow-up in modern philosophy (yes, Sartre, we see you)A roadmap for reading his actual books without losing your will to liveAnd a final call to wake up and stop living someone else’s lifeNo prior philosophy degree required—just a sense of humor, a tolerance for paradox, and maybe a journal for emotional damage control.
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Affiche du document God Is in the Details (and So Is Thomas Aquinas)

God Is in the Details (and So Is Thomas Aquinas)

Sophia Blackwell

1h06min00

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88 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h06min.
God Is in the Details (and So Is Thomas Aquinas): How to Weaponize Aristotle for the Church and Still Be CanonizedEver wanted to read 3,000 pages of systematic theology written by a man who thought angel transportation was a valid academic subject? No? Great—this book is for you.This is not a polite introduction to Thomas Aquinas. This is a fully sarcastic, gloriously disrespectful roast of the chubbiest, holiest overachiever in Catholic history—a Dominican friar who took Aristotle’s metaphysics, added Latin, guilt, and divine purpose, and built the intellectual operating system of the Catholic Church.Inside, you’ll find:A breakdown of Aquinas’ Five Ways to Prove God Exists (spoiler: it's always God)An introduction to natural law, also known as “why everything you enjoy is probably a sin”His obsession with angel hierarchies, because theology needed a Pokémon-style ranking systemThe Summa Theologica, or what happens when you try to explain God using spreadsheet logic and footnote warfareWhy Aquinas is still being cited in modern debates about abortion, bioethics, transubstantiation, and leggingsFrom his flaming-stick celibacy defense to the fact that he nearly out-argued Augustine with a smile, Aquinas is the blueprint for theological overachievement—and this book is the spiritual field guide you didn’t know you needed.Perfect for:Recovering theology majorsCatholic guilt survivorsPhilosophy nerds who love a good roastAnyone trying to understand how Aquinas still dominates moral debates despite being very, very deadCome for the metaphysics, stay for the footnote-based moral mic drops.Thomas Aquinas: he came, he theologized, he canonized himself through sheer force of logic.
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Affiche du document Lacan Sucks and So Do You

Lacan Sucks and So Do You

Sophia Blackwell

51min00

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68 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 51min.
What if your political identity, your core beliefs, and even your taste in snack food weren’t really yours? What if they were built out of language, hijacked by desire, and quietly manipulated by slogans, myths, and a Symbolic Order you didn’t ask to be born into?Welcome to the world of Jacques Lacan, where nothing means what it seems, and everything is your unconscious acting out.Lacan Sucks is your brutally sarcastic, surprisingly accurate guide to Lacan’s theory of language, power, and why you keep voting against your own interests. From signifiers that never shut up to unconscious desires that vote without you, this book breaks down how politics doesn’t just use language—it is language.Through roast-level commentary, existential side-eye, and actual philosophical insight (yes, really), this book unpacks:How language doesn’t reflect reality—it constructs itWhy you’re not an individual, you’re a pre-written script with anxietyHow politicians weaponize your desires with slogans and symbolsWhat the hell Lacan meant by “the unconscious is structured like a language”And how to fight back using the one weapon they fear: your own damn voiceIf you’ve ever felt manipulated by political discourse, confused by your own identity, or just wanted to scream into a pillow while reading Écrits, this is the book for you.No degree in psychoanalysis or philosophy required. Just a sense of humor and a lingering suspicion that reality might be rigged.
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Affiche du document I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong

I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong

Sophia Blackwell

52min30

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70 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 52min.
I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong: Descartes and the Birth of Overconfidence is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally honest, and deeply unhinged guide to the man who launched modern philosophy with one anxious thought spiral and never looked back.René Descartes: French, wealthy, suspicious of everything, and armed with just enough Latin to convince the world that his personal identity crisis was actually a groundbreaking intellectual framework. From doubting the entire universe to claiming God exists because the idea of God felt right, Descartes pioneered a system so elegantly flawed it haunted philosophers for centuries—and now you get to enjoy the wreckage.In this book, Sophia Blackwell (Kant You Not, Leibniz’s Monads) takes you on a laugh-out-loud demolition tour of:The Four-Step Method of Doubt, also known as gaslighting the cosmosThe Cogito, or how to accidentally make thinking sound smugGod as epistemological tech supportMind-body dualism, or “what if you’re just a haunted skeleton?”Descartes’ legacy in science, psychology, AI, and every freshman who says “I'm not my body, bro.”Whether you’re a philosophy student, a recovering Cartesian, or just here to watch the metaphysical world burn, this book explains Descartes’ ideas the way they were always meant to be understood: with sarcasm, side-eye, and a glass of wine.I think, therefore I spiral. Let’s go
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Affiche du document Leibniz’s Monads

Leibniz’s Monads

Sophia Blackwell

1h10min30

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94 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h10min.
Ever wondered what reality is made of? If you're thinking atoms, molecules, or maybe regret and caffeine, think again. According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—17th-century genius, calculus co-inventor, and metaphysical madlad—the universe is made of tiny, windowless soul-particles called monads. They don’t touch, don’t talk, and yet still manage to reflect the entire cosmos like cosmic disco balls of divine insight.In Leibniz’s Monads: Because Particles with Feelings Totally Make Sense, Sophia Blackwell (author of Kant You Not) returns with another brutally honest, laugh-out-loud, actually-informative tour through one of philosophy’s weirdest, most ambitious systems. From the problem of evil to quantum physics, ecology to ethics, this book unpacks Leibniz’s windowless wonders and shows how his soul-marbles still haunt modern science, spirituality, and your existential crisis at 2am.Perfect for students, armchair philosophers, or anyone who wants to understand metaphysics without crying in German.Inside, you’ll learn:What monads are (and why they’re basically metaphysical Tamagotchis)Why your soul is pre-synced with the universe like a divine group projectHow this is somehow the best possible world (yes, even with all of… this)What quantum physics, computer science, and modern consciousness studies owe to a guy who never left LeipzigAnd why Leibniz remains philosophy’s most lovable, logic-obsessed optimistIf you like philosophy that doesn’t take itself too seriously—but still takes ideas seriously—this book is for you.Warning: May cause sudden belief in soul-particles. Or at least very polite existential confusion.
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Affiche du document Why Did That Happen?

Why Did That Happen?

Sophia Blackwell

1h13min30

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98 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h13min.
Why Did That Happen? Aristotle Has Four Answers and None of Them Are Helpful is your brutally sarcastic, surprisingly educational crash course in Aristotelian philosophy—specifically his theory of causality, aka why things happen according to a man who thought everything, including acorns and chairs, had a spiritual destiny.In this delightfully vicious breakdown of Aristotle’s metaphysics, Sophia Blackwell (author of Kant You Not) drags you through the Four Causes—material, formal, efficient, and final—with all the reverence of a philosopher who’s had enough. Whether it’s trees yearning to be trees, tables having identity crises, or humans trying to find meaning while simultaneously sabotaging themselves, this book dissects Aristotle’s ancient framework with modern sarcasm and a side of existential dread.Inside, you’ll get:A roast of Aristotle’s greatest hits: substance, essence, and metaphysical overkillWhy your coffee mug apparently has purpose and moral characterHow causality shows up in nature, ethics, AI, and your inability to commitA final cause that dares to ask if you have one (spoiler: Aristotle thinks you should)And a walk through the philosophical ruins of teleology, where purpose and pretension meetPerfect for philosophy students, intellectual masochists, or anyone who’s ever asked “Why did that happen?” and gotten four wildly overcomplicated answers in response.This is not your professor’s Aristotle. This is Aristotle, but make it bearable
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Affiche du document No Self, No God, No Clue

No Self, No God, No Clue

Sophia Blackwell

1h03min00

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84 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h03min.
ohn Locke: Enlightenment philosopher, father of liberalism, inventor of “natural rights,” and accidental spiritual patron of land developers, libertarians, and your uncle who won’t shut up about property taxes.In this gloriously sarcastic takedown of one of Western philosophy’s most over-quoted minds, Sophia Blackwell (Kant You Not, No Self, No God, No Clue) guides you through Locke’s greatest hits—including:The blank slate theory, which basically says you’re born dumb and the world makes you worseHis ideas on identity, which collapse the second you forget your phone passwordHis version of consent, which mostly consists of “You didn’t leave, so I assume you’re fine with it.”And of course, property rights—where mixing your labor with the earth somehow makes it yours, and stealing land becomes morally correct as long as you bring a shovelLocke’s political philosophy inspired democracies, revolutions, and every 400-comment Reddit thread titled “Taxation is theft.”This is not a respectful biography.This is a roast. A eulogy. A survival guide for understanding how Locke gave us:LiberalismLandlordsLegal headachesAnd a political system that thinks fencing off a patch of dirt = moral superiorityPerfect for:Recovering philosophy studentsPolitical skepticsEnlightenment hatersProperty law survivorsAnd anyone who wants to laugh while questioning whether government is just a giant metaphor for a really passive-aggressive roommate agreementYou don’t need to read Two Treatises of Government.You just need to know Locke said, “I think I own that,” and people believed him.
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Affiche du document I Think I Own That

I Think I Own That

Sophia Blackwell

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76 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 57min.
John Locke: Enlightenment philosopher, father of liberalism, inventor of “natural rights,” and accidental spiritual patron of land developers, libertarians, and your uncle who won’t shut up about property taxes.In this gloriously sarcastic takedown of one of Western philosophy’s most over-quoted minds, Sophia Blackwell (Kant You Not, No Self, No God, No Clue) guides you through Locke’s greatest hits—including:The blank slate theory, which basically says you’re born dumb and the world makes you worseHis ideas on identity, which collapse the second you forget your phone passwordHis version of consent, which mostly consists of “You didn’t leave, so I assume you’re fine with it.”And of course, property rights—where mixing your labor with the earth somehow makes it yours, and stealing land becomes morally correct as long as you bring a shovelLocke’s political philosophy inspired democracies, revolutions, and every 400-comment Reddit thread titled “Taxation is theft.”This is not a respectful biography.This is a roast. A eulogy. A survival guide for understanding how Locke gave us:LiberalismLandlordsLegal headachesAnd a political system that thinks fencing off a patch of dirt = moral superiorityPerfect for:Recovering philosophy studentsPolitical skepticsEnlightenment hatersProperty law survivorsAnd anyone who wants to laugh while questioning whether government is just a giant metaphor for a really passive-aggressive roommate agreementYou don’t need to read Two Treatises of Government.You just need to know Locke said, “I think I own that,” and people believed him.
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Affiche du document Derrida's Deconstruction

Derrida's Deconstruction

Sophia Blackwell

2h02min15

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163 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h02min.
Finally, a philosophy book that will make you laugh until you différance.Ever wanted to sound unbearably pretentious at dinner parties? Wondered how one French philosopher managed to make an entire career out of writing sentences no human being could understand? Curious why your literature professor keeps muttering about "the death of the author" while staring vacantly into space?Look no further than "Derrida's Deconstruction: Tearing Texts Apart Because He Had Nothing Better To Do" – the latest installment in the bestselling "Cogito Ergo Nope!" series that makes philosophy both accessible and hilarious.In this merciless exploration of Jacques Derrida and his world-altering inability to get to the point, you'll discover:Why spelling "difference" with an "a" made one man inexplicably famousHow to sound profound while saying absolutely nothingWhy buildings suddenly started looking like they were designed during earthquakesThe academic equivalent of "my dog ate my homework": textual undecidabilityHow to deconstruct any text while sitting in your pajamasThe surprising insights hidden beneath mountains of incomprehensible jargonWritten with savage wit and unexpected clarity, this book explains deconstruction better than Derrida ever could (though, to be fair, so could a moderately articulate toddler).Whether you're a confused student, a curious reader, or someone who enjoys watching inflated intellectual balloons get popped by the sharp pin of sarcasm, this book is your perfect introduction to the man who made simplicity unfashionable and gave academic writing permission to be terrible forever.Warning: May cause uncontrollable laughter, eye-rolling, and the sudden ability to see through academic nonsense. Not recommended for tenured professors with no sense of humor.
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Affiche du document Foucault's Power

Foucault's Power

Sophia Blackwell

2h33min45

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205 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h34min.
Ever wondered why your college roommate wouldn't stop talking about "discursive formations" after one semester of critical theory? Curious how a bald Frenchman in a turtleneck became the patron saint of impenetrable academic writing? Want to understand Foucault without developing a migraine or a sudden urge to wear all black?"Foucault's Power" is the antidote to pretentious philosophical obscurity you've been waiting for. This irreverent guide takes you on a sarcasm-soaked journey through Michel Foucault's most influential ideas—from his analysis of prisons and power to his baffling observations about sexuality and truth—all while mercilessly mocking the cult of incomprehensibility that has grown around him.In these pages, you'll discover:How Foucault transformed "people in power control information" into a revolutionary insight requiring 600 impenetrable pagesWhy your open-plan office is actually a sophisticated surveillance mechanism (as if you needed another reason to hate it)How Foucault managed to write extensively about sex without including a single useful tipThe convenient contradictions of a man who questioned all institutions while becoming the ultimate institutional insiderA bonus translation guide from Foucauldian jargon to human English!Whether you're a confused student forced to read "Discipline and Punish," a curious reader wanting to understand what the fuss is about, or someone who enjoys watching intellectual pretension get skewered by razor-sharp wit, this book is your perfect introduction to the man who made simplicity unfashionable and gave academic writing permission to be terrible forever.
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Affiche du document God or Nature, Whatever

God or Nature, Whatever

Sophia Blackwell

1h19min30

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106 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
God or Nature, Whatever is what happens when a philosophy grad student decides to explain Baruch Spinoza—the 17th-century lens grinder who got canceled by every major religion—using sarcasm, swearing, and a deeply unhealthy relationship with Euclidean geometry.Sophia Blackwell takes Spinoza's Ethics (a book structured like a math textbook, only less fun) and translates it into plain, hilarious, possibly heretical English. The result? A philosophical roast that actually teaches you something.Inside, you'll learn:Why Spinoza thought God was just... everything (yes, including you, your dog, and that one sock you keep losing).How he managed to be too atheist for the religious and too God-obsessed for the atheists.Why your free will is fake but your bad decisions are still kind of your fault.How to find spiritual peace by accepting you're a temporary Mode of an infinite Substance and not special at all (yay!).And why Einstein loved Spinoza while religious authorities mostly wanted him yeeted into oblivion.This book is for anyone who's ever read a sentence from a philosopher and thought, “Why are you like this?” It’s also for readers who like their deep metaphysical insights wrapped in existential dread and memes.Perfect for fans of irreverent nonfiction, people pretending to understand Spinoza, and anyone who’s been excommunicated for asking too many questions
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Affiche du document Hegel's Dialectic

Hegel's Dialectic

Sophia Blackwell

1h14min15

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99 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h14min.
Are you tired of pretending to understand Hegel?Do you feel personally attacked by German idealism?Have you ever wondered if “sublation” is just a fancy word for “I have no idea what I’m saying”?Congratulations. You’ve found your people.In Hegel’s Dialectic: Making Simple Ideas Complicated Since 1807, philosophy finally gets the sarcasm-drenched takedown it deserves. This brutally funny and weirdly educational guide walks you through Hegel’s greatest hits—from Phenomenology of Spirit to The Philosophy of Right—without requiring a PhD, a bottle of aspirin, or a séance to contact the Absolute Spirit.Inside, you’ll find:Chapter titles like“The Dialectic for Dummies – Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis, Headache”and“Philosophy of History – Congratulations Germany, You’re the Pinnacle of Human Development!”Explainers that are actually funny, including:Why “The true is the whole” means “Stop quoting me out of context.”How to fake your way through a conversation about Hegel with confidence and zero comprehension.A conclusion so revolutionary, it dares to suggest that clarity in philosophy... might actually be a good thing.Whether you’re a philosophy student, a former philosophy student in recovery, or just someone who enjoys watching intellectual chaos unfold with style, this book is your antidote to academic despair.Read it. Laugh. Learn something. Maybe.And remember: if you're confused, you're probably doing it right.???? "The most fun you can have with German idealism without crying."???? "Hegel for people who want to understand him, but also want to live."???? "Finally, a philosophy book that hates itself just the right amount."
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Affiche du document Being Really Confused

Being Really Confused

Sophia Blackwell

1h01min30

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82 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h01min.
Ever opened Being and Time and wondered if your brain had a stroke?Ever wanted to understand Heidegger, but all you got was a migraine and a vague sense of personal failure?This is the book for you.Being Really Confused is the hilariously brutal, no-holds-barred, sarcasm-soaked guide to Martin Heidegger’s philosophical fever dream. Whether you’re a burned-out philosophy major, a curious masochist, or someone who just wants to sound terrifyingly deep at brunch, this book unpacks the most infamously unreadable thinker of the 20th century—with jokes, rants, and zero patience for pretension.Inside, you'll find:What “Dasein” actually means (spoiler: it’s just you, but anxious)How to ruin conversations with phrases like “Being-toward-death”Why “the they” is probably responsible for your haircutAnd how to survive Being and Time without filing a lawsuit against your own brainEqual parts roast and revelation, this book doesn’t just explain Heidegger—it drags him, hugs him, then drags him again.Read it if:You want to laugh at existential dreadYou love philosophy but hate sufferingYou’ve been pretending to understand Heidegger and want to finally maybe mean itWarning: May cause spontaneous existential crises, unbearable smugness, and the urge to buy a black turtleneck.
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Affiche du document Kant You Not

Kant You Not

Sophia Blackwell

1h45min00

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140 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h45min.
Ever tried reading Kant and felt your brain melt into a puddle of transcendental confusion? You're not alone! "Kant You Not" is the hilarious antidote to philosophical pretension that explains Immanuel Kant's revolutionary ideas without inducing narcolepsy.In this irreverent guide to history's most unnecessarily complicated philosopher, author Sophia Blackwell translates Kantian gibberish into actual human language while mercilessly mocking his impenetrable prose, bizarre personal habits, and occasionally absurd conclusions.You'll discover:Why a man who never left his hometown somehow revolutionized Western philosophyHow Kant needed 800 pages to say "we can't know things as they really are"Why he thought lying to axe murderers was morally wrong (seriously)How to fake Kantian knowledge at dinner parties without reading the originalsWhy we're still talking about this guy 200+ years later (Stockholm syndrome)Perfect for philosophy students suffering through assigned readings, professors who secretly hate teaching Kant, or anyone who enjoys watching brilliant ideas get roasted. "Kant You Not" proves that philosophy can be educational AND entertaining—a concept that would probably make Kant himself deeply uncomfortable.Buy now and transform your philosophical confusion into laughter! No prior knowledge required—just a willingness to question everything, especially sentences that run for more than half a page.Part of the bestselling "Cogito Ergo Nope!" series that makes philosophy accessible without being condescending and funny without sacrificing accuracy.
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Affiche du document Plato's Cave

Plato's Cave

Sophia Blackwell

1h40min30

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134 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h40min.
Ever wondered why a rich Athenian who died 2,400 years ago still dominates Western thought? Or why your professor keeps talking about invisible triangles and prisoners staring at shadows? "Plato's Cave: Philosophy's First Reality Show" is the hilarious guide to Plato you never knew you needed.In this irreverent takedown of philosophy's founding father, author Sophia Blackwell translates Plato's lofty ideas into actual human language while mercilessly mocking his metaphysical obsessions, aristocratic biases, and suspicious fondness for "perfect forms."You'll discover:Why the Cave Allegory is history's most elaborate way of calling everyone else stupidHow Plato convinced generations that imaginary triangles are more real than actual onesWhy "platonic relationship" means the exact opposite of what Plato intendedHow one failed playwright created Western philosophy's most successful PR smear campaignWhy we're still arguing about the same questions 2,400 years laterPerfect for philosophy students suffering through required reading, professors with a sense of humor, or anyone who's ever wondered why we care what a privileged Athenian thought about reality. "Plato's Cave" proves that understanding philosophy doesn't have to be painful—though Plato himself might disagree.Buy now and escape the cave of philosophical confusion! No prior knowledge required—just a willingness to laugh at one of history's most influential thinkers.Part of the bestselling "Cogito Ergo Nope!" series that makes philosophy accessible without being condescending and funny without sacrificing accuracy.
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Affiche du document Sartre's No Exit

Sartre's No Exit

Sophia Blackwell

1h48min45

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145 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h49min.
Ever found yourself staring into the void and wished it would at least tell a good joke? Wonder how a chain-smoking French philosopher with unflattering glasses became an intellectual sex symbol? Want to understand existentialism without developing an addiction to black turtlenecks and cigarettes?"Sartre's No Exit" is the antidote to pretentious philosophical despair you've been waiting for. This irreverent guide takes you on a sarcasm-soaked journey through Jean-Paul Sartre's most influential ideas—from radical freedom and bad faith to the hellishness of other people—all while mercilessly mocking the man who made existential angst fashionable.In these pages, you'll discover:How Sartre transformed teenage angst into a philosophical system (and got famous for it)Why your freedom is both absolute and absolutely terrifyingHow we all lie to ourselves about our lies to ourselvesThe philosophical roots of your social anxiety and public bathroom discomfortWhy "Hell is other people" doesn't mean what you think (but is still a great excuse for canceling plans)How Sartre maintained numerous affairs while writing about authenticityEssential tips for hosting your very own existentialist dinner party, complete with nihilistic cocktails!Whether you're a confused student forced to read "Being and Nothingness," a curious reader wanting to understand what the fuss is about, or someone who enjoys watching intellectual pretension get skewered by razor-sharp wit, this book is your perfect introduction to the man who made misery sound profound and smoking indoors seem philosophical.
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Affiche du document Thus Spoke My Therapist

Thus Spoke My Therapist

Sophia Blackwell

1h21min45

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109 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h22min.
hus Spoke My Therapist: Nietzsche Without the Mental Breakdown is your one-way ticket to understanding one of history’s most misunderstood philosophers—without needing a doctorate or a prescription for existential dread.This isn’t your professor’s Nietzsche. It’s Nietzsche with a cocktail of sarcasm, clarity, and just enough emotional damage to be relatable. Philosophy grad student and sarcasm connoisseur Sophia Blackwell slices through the fog of German metaphysics to deliver a book that actually explains what the mustachioed madman was on about—and makes you laugh so hard you forget you're spiraling.Inside, you'll find:Why "God is dead" isn’t just something said by goth teenagers.How Christianity pulled off history’s greatest guilt trip.What the "will to power" has to do with office politics and Instagram likes.How eternal recurrence is basically Groundhog Day with higher stakes.Why the Übermensch is less Hitler, more “that weirdly self-assured friend who makes their own almond milk.”Perfect for people who want to understand philosophy without having to fake a seizure halfway through Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Whether you're a moody teenager, recovering philosophy major, or just someone who wants to win arguments online, this book will arm you with Nietzschean insights and the comedic timing to survive modern life’s absurdity.Warning: Reading this may result in increased self-awareness, spontaneous existential crises, and the irresistible urge to quote Nietzsche at brunch
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